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This Tender and Flavorful Beef Bulgogi is such a wonderful Korean dish. It is really simple to make. Start with quality beef, marinate and grill. That’s it. This dish is so good, it is worth any effort it takes to make it!

Beef Recommendations

Obviously a really important part of this dish is the beef. While you can buy the beef, already sliced, at most Asian grocery stores, I really think that meat is low quality and generally loaded with fat! So, although it takes a little extra time, I like to slice and prep my own. I know a lot of people like ribeye, which is perfect, but I chose filet for this. I had bought some steaks at Costco the other day, so that is what I used!

Prepping the Beef

Whatever cut of beef you use, you will want to slice it pretty thin, like about 1/8 inch. The easiest way to do this is freeze it slightly, then slice. It makes this process so much more simple!!

You can see from the photos above and below the thickness I cut my beef.

Look at the beautiful marbling in the beef. I am not a huge beef eater, but beef tenderloin gets me every time!

Pear Puree?

Almost every single recipe I checked for verification always adds pear puree to the marinade. It might seem weird, but it is great for tenderizing the beef. Kiwi and apple purees will also do the same. You don’t have use a lot, but it is worth it.

I threw mine into my small food processor with a little water and pureed until smooth.

The Marinade

The marinade is just as critical as the beef. It is loaded with so many yummy flavors! Rice wine vinegar…of course.

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Next add in your pureed pears.

Mix all those yummy flavors together!

Add in your sliced beef.

I like to rub it all in together. This ensures that every piece of meat is coated all the way.

Grilling the Beef Bulgogi

Now we come to the tricky part, well it’s tricky if you don’t one of their grill guards that have small grids that keep the meat from falling through. I didn’t have that, so the grilling part was tricky for me! Just grill carefully if you are using your regular grill.

Also, as the meat is sliced so thin, it grills really quickly! This meal is ready in no time!

The Finished Tender and Flavorful Beef Bulgogi

I topped with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and sliced green onions. We served ours with rice and oi Muchim. It was the best combo!!

One thing to remember when grilling is to make sure you don’t overcook your beef. You don’t want beef jerky, just a juicy tender beef!

Oi Muchim

The Oi Muchim should also get it’s time in the spotlight. It was such a great side dish! It was so easy to put together and the flavor is so good!

If you are a beef lover and looking for other beef recipes, I have a few! Even though I am not really into beef, my family totally is!