This marinade recipe is used to marinate steak cut into strips in making Bulgogi.

Ingredients Per One Pound of Bulgogi Meat:

• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon grounded pear or 2 tablespoons cooking Japanese wine
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon green onion
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation and Cooking Instructions:

• Mix meat and marinate with above ingredients for three hours or longer.
• Pan fry, broil or grill for fifteen minutes.
• Serve with rice and stir fry spinach in olive oil.

This marinade recipe was contributed by Mrs. Young Mi Kim Lee of Seoul, Korea. She now lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Rev. Byeong Eun Lee, and their two children.

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Adobo Ingredients:

• 1 kilo pork, cut in cubes
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup vinegar
• 3 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
• 4 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1 cup cream milk (Nestle) or coconut milk

Cooking Instructions:

• 1. Sauté garlic and onions on cooking hot 2 tablespoons of oil.
• 2. Add the pork to the pan. Add 3 cups of water, 1/2 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil.
• 3. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
• 4. Brown the pork for a few minutes and add 1 cup cream milk (Nestle) or coconut milk and bring to a boil for 10 minutes.
• 5. Serve hot with plain rice, green and red chilli and chopped spring onions.

Or

• 1. Marinate Adobo ingredients for 45 minutes without the milk.
• 2. Cook Adobo ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
• 3. Brown the pork for a few minutes and add 1 cup cream milk (Nestle) or coconut milk and bring to a boil for 10 minutes.
• 4. Serve hot with plain rice, green and red chilli and chopped spring onions.

Estimated cooking time: 50 minutes. You may use chicken instead of pork, or both.

This recipe was obtained through the kindness of Chef Ben Abangan of Cainta, Philippines. Ben is an international merchant mariner for 10 years and currently works aboard motor vessel Wagenborg. Ben is married to Susan Abangan and is blessed with seven children.

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