Samgyeopsal

Name: Samgyeopsal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 800g pork belly, sliced 1cm thick; 1 head garlic, cloves sliced; 1 green chilli, sliced; 4 tbsp ssamjang (fermented soybean dipping paste); butter lettuce leaves for wrapping; perilla leaves for wrapping; spring onion salad to serve

South Korea

Samgyeopsal means three-layer meat — the three visible layers of fat and meat in pork belly. It is South Korea's most popular restaurant dish, eaten communally.

Korea's most convivial meal — thick pork belly grilled at the table on a charcoal grill, wrapped in lettuce with garlic, chilli paste and perilla leaves. Pure shared pleasure.

Authentic South Korea Samgyeopsal recipe

Prep

15 mins

Cook

15 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

465 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

800gpork belly, sliced 1cm thick

1 headgarlic, cloves sliced

1green chilli, sliced

4 tbspssamjang (fermented soybean dipping paste)

butter lettuce leavesfor wrapping

perilla leavesfor wrapping

spring onion saladto serve

Method

Heat table grill or cast-iron griddle to high.

Place pork belly on grill. Cook without moving until fat renders and underside is golden, 3-4 minutes.

Flip. Cook 3 more minutes. Cut into bite-sized pieces with scissors at the table.

Grill sliced garlic and chilli alongside until lightly golden.

To eat: place pork in lettuce or perilla leaf, add garlic, chilli and dab of ssamjang. Wrap and eat in one bite.

Chef's Tip

Pork belly on a charcoal grill has a smokiness a gas grill cannot replicate. A cast-iron griddle on the hob is the best home substitute.

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