Korean Grilled Beef Lettuce Wraps

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This dish is downright addictive. Thinly-sliced strips of beef are marinated in a salty-sweet-spicy marinade then quickly seared on the grill. Then they're rolled up into ssam (Korean-style wraps) by folding a piece of steak or two, some rice, vegetables and herbs inside a crisp, cold lettuce leaf. Be sure to put the meat in the freezer for a bit before slicing the meat; it simplifies a potentially onerous task.

by Pete Wells

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KoreanDinner, Finger Foods, Main Course

Servings

4 servings

Total time

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Ingredients (21)

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1 1/2 pounds rib-eye or other well-marbled steak
1/4 cup soy saucesoy-sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons unrefined sugarsugar
1/3 cup stout or porter
3-4 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
2 scallions, mincedscallion
1 teaspoon black pepperpepper
2 teaspoons sesame oilsesame-oil
1 tablespoon honeyhoney
1 Asian pear, peeled and gratedasian-pear
cooked sushi ricesushi-rice
large lettuce leaveslettuce
scallions, choppedscallion
slivered chiles
fresh herbs, like Thai basil, shiso, mint and cilantro
radishes, thinly slicedradish
baby carrots, peeled and quarteredcarrot
Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced and marinated briefly with seasoned rice vinegarcucumber
chile flakes
garlic cloves, thinly slicedgarlic
sriracha or other chili saucesriracha

Instructions (2 steps)

01Wrap the steak in plastic and place it in the freezer while you put together the marinade. In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, beer, garlic, scallions, pepper, sesame oil, honey and Asian pear. Take the steak out of the freezer and slice it across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Stir the steak into the marinade and let it sit for 30 minutes, while you build a very hot fire or preheat a gas grill to its highest setting.
02When the grill is very hot, sear the steak until nicely caramelized, 2 or 3 minutes on each side. Work in batches to avoid crowding the meat. Serve the beef with condiments and make ssam (Korean-style wraps) by folding a piece of steak or two, some rice, vegetables and herbs inside a lettuce leaf.

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