Korean-style grilled beef skewers
Spicy, sweet with a richness that only the combination of doenjang and gochujang can impart. With a stovetop grill, you can enjoy these beef skewers any time of the year.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 500 grams thinly sliced beef (1.1 pounds)
Marinade
- 1 two-inch knob ginger peeled and sliced
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and lightly pounded
- 2 tablespoons doenjang
- 1 tablespoon gochujang
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
Instructions
- Place the beef in a mixing bowl.
- In a small food processor or blender, drop in the garlic and ginger.
- Add the doenjang, gochujang and sugar.
- Pour in the soy sauce, rice wine, rice vinegar and sesame seed oil.
- Add a quarter cup of water and process to make the marinade.
- Taste and adjust the flavor, if you prefer.
- Add the marinade to the beef, mix well and leave for fifteen minutes (the meat will soak up all the marinade).
- Thread the beef with skewers.
- Heat the grill and cook the beef skewers over high heat, in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding, about two minutes per side.
- Serve your Korean-style grilled beef skewers as an appetizer or snack.
