[CH] Tonight's Dinner: Beef Bulgogi w/Sesame Asparagus

RisaG (radiorlg@yahoo.com)
Sat, 5 Jun 2004 18:23:17 -0700 (PDT) 

This was tonight's dinner and it was delicious.

This is not an authentic Beef Bulgogi recipe but it
was quite good anyway. 

I used serrano chiles instead of the jalapenos that
the original author asked for (that is what I had). It
was quite good but I served it with a small bowl of
chile paste anyway for dipping. YUMMY.

*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                 Beef Bulgogi w/Grilled Sesame
Asparagus

Recipe By     : adapted from Everyday Food, May 04 &
Dana Carpender
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main Dish                        Meat

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation
Method
--------  ------------ 
--------------------------------
                        Beef:
   1      lg            london broil -- in diagonal
slices
                        Marinade:
     1/4  cup           low-sodium soy sauce
   1      tb            hot sesame oil -- * see note
   2      tb            Splenda Sweetener
   6      cloves        garlic -- minced
   1      tb            fresh ginger root -- finely
grated
                        Stir-Fry:
   1                    red onion -- in chunks
   1                    green bell pepper -- sliced in
1/2" strip
   4      ts            vegetable oil
                        Asparagus:
   1      lb            asparagus -- trimmed
                        Sauce:
   2      tb            tamari soy sauce
   1      tb            rice vinegar -- not seasoned
   1      tb            toasted sesame oil
   2                    serrano pepper -- minced
   1      tb            sesame seeds -- toasted**

For beef marinade: Mix together all ingredients in a
small bowl. Place beef pieces in a bowl large enough
to hold it all. Drizzle half the marinade over it. Let
sit for 1/2 hour, mixed well. 

Vegetables: Place onions and peppers in a small bowl.
Top with the remaining beef marinade. Mix well. Let
marinate for 1/2 hour.

Cook: Heat a wok over HIGH heat. Add the onion mixture
(draining off marinade). Cook until soft, aboutu 5
minutes. Remove to a bowl to collect juices. Set
aside. Add meat, in several batches, cooking for 2
minutes each side. Remove each batch and place in a 
bowl. When all meat is cooked, add veggies back to wok
and then meat and cook together for 1-2 minutes. 

For asparagus:

While beef is cooking, heat up a cast iron stovetop
grill. While grill is heating, set up asparagus and
sauce.

For asparagus:

Cut off bottom 2" of each spear. Mix together sauce
ingredients in a bowl. Spray asparagus with cooking
spray. Place asparagus on grill, when it is hot, and
cook for a few minutes and then turn over. When you
turn it, brush with sauce. Cook for another couple of
minutes and brush with more sauce. Cook until
asparagus is soft, but still a bit firm (al dente). 

When asparagus is done, place on a platter, drizzle
with the rest of the sauce and sprinkle with sesame
seeds.
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NOTES : Risa's notes:

* Hot Asian Sesame oil is sold at asian markets and
through ethnic websites. If you can't find it, then
take some toasted sesame oil and infuse it with 1
fresh ripe chile, that has been split to release heat
from seeds. Let it sit for a 1/2 hour or so. This
should do it. Or add some chile flakes when you add
the sesame oil.

** To toast sesame seeds, place seeds in a hot pan.
Keep pan moving so that they don't burn. Keep doing
this for a few minutes until they are browned and
fragrant. Do  not walk away from pan or they will
burn!




	
		
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