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Bulgogi pork tacos with nashi slaw
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for bulgogi pork tacos with nashi slaw.
- 20 mins preparation
- 10 mins cooking
- Serves 4 - 6
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Ingredients
- 12 white corn tortillas
- To serve: kimchi, thinly sliced spring onion and roasted sesame seeds
Bulgogi pork
- 250 ml Korean soy sauce (see note)
- 125 ml (½ cup) mirin
- 60 gm brown sugar
- 1 tbsp gochujang (see note)
- 1 tbsp finely grated ginger
- 500 gm pork neck, thinly sliced
- For drizzling: grapeseed oil
Ssämjang sauce
- 1½ tbsp each ssämjang (Korean soy bean and chilli paste, see note), rice vinegar and sesame oil
Nashi slaw
- 300 gm thinly sliced white cabbage
- 1 nashi, thinly sliced
- 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp grapeseed oil
- 3 tsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp finely grated ginger
Method
Main
- 1For bulgogi pork, heat a barbecue to high. Combine ingredients except pork and oil in a large bowl, then add pork, mix to coat pork well and set aside. Shred before serving.
- 2For ssämjang sauce, combine ingredients in a bowl, mix well and set aside.
- 3For nashi slaw, toss ingredients in a bowl to combine and set aside.
- 4Warm tortillas on the barbecue, turning once, then wrap in a tea towel to steam (5 minutes). Drain pork from marinade and drizzle with a little oil. Barbecue, turning once, until browned and just cooked through (3-4 minutes). Serve bulgogi pork with warm tacos, ssämjang sauce, nashi slaw, kimchi, spring onion and sesame seeds to assemble to taste.
Notes
Note Korean soy sauce, gochujang and ssämjang are available from Korean grocers.