Korean Grilled Pork Belly

Name: Korean Grilled Pork Belly (Sam Gyeop Sal)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 2 slices (¼ inch thick) peeled fresh ginger, coarsely chopped; 1 small or ½ large Asian pear or Bosc pear (about 12 ounces); 1 small or ½ large Asian pear or Bosc pear (about 12 ounces); 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (see box); 2 teaspoons Freshly ground white pepper; 3 tablespoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 3 tablespoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 3 tablespoons Asian (dark) sesame oil; 1 teaspoon Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 1 tablespoon Korean chile paste (optional, see box); 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 scallion, trimmed, white part coarsely chopped, green parts finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 1 teaspoon Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 8 small hot green peppers, such as serrano peppers; 1 medium-size onion, peeled and cut crosswise into ¼-inch slices; 1½ pounds pork belly, rind trimmed off, cut crosswise into ⅛-inch-thick slices; 8 small hot green peppers, such as serrano peppers; 1 to 2 teaspoons Korean chile powder or hot paprika; 1 to 2 teaspoons Korean chile powder or hot paprika; 8 cloves garlic, peeled and skewered on wooden toothpicks; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds (see box); Your choice of Korean barbecue accompaniments (see box), for serving

Sam Gyeop Sal

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

About

Paradoxically, sam gyeop sal is simultaneously the most simple and one of the most complex dishes in Korean barbecue. Simple, because the main ingredient, thinly sliced fresh pork belly, has no marinade, rub, or spice paste. Complex, because to get the full effect, you must season the grilled pork with sesame salt and Asian pear dipping sauce and serve it wrapped in lettuce leaves with grilled garlic and onion, chile paste, and steamed rice. Do all that and you’ll be rewarded with po

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Asia
Korea
Starter
Spicy
Gluten-free

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