Name: Korean Beef with Bao Bun
Prep time: 1440 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 pound beef steak; 6 Bao buns; ¼ cup CJ Korean BBQ Sauce (Kalbi, 29.63-Ounce Bottle for Ribs (1)); 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp of hot pepper flakes; ½ cup red cabbage (chopped); ½ cup cilantro (chopped); ¼ peanuts (chopped); 1 lime (sliced); Salt and Pepper (as desired)

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Korean Recipe! Easy to make Korean Beef with Bao Bun that is sweet and spicy with homemade coleslaw to top the Bao Bun. A perfect treat for a weekend lunch while enjoying spring time outdoors.

With the help of an Asian Market close by, I have explored a whole new way of putting flavors together with the help of the market owner on what to buy.

I have been cooking a meal once a week like we are going out for dinner, I even have the kitchen table set up like a little French bistro to give us the feeling of going out to dinner.

As Covid has become part of our lives and with so much going on in the world without travel, I am bringing different meals from different countries to my kitchen.

Now that we are all cooking more at home. I decided to share more of my international recipes to make Jeff and I feel like we are traveling in a culinary trip.

Here is one of my favorite lunches that can be cooked up on any Sunday afternoon for a get together for a barbecue or in a pan.

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1 Where to buy Bao Buns?

2 Step by Step - Korean Beef with Bao Bun

7 Korean Beef with Bao Bun

Where to buy Bao Buns?

Most Asian supermarkets will carry them. I have always been able to find an Asian market close by no matter how small the town I lived in was and lets not forget there is always >> Amazon.

Here is a list of products that I used for this recipe that can also be found on Amazon or the grocery store for spicing up beef and barbecue.

Step by Step - Korean Beef with Bao Bun

MEAT

Add the spices and marinate to the meat, let it sit overnight in a bowl all covered in the refrigerator.
Slice meat in thin slices.
Add a little olive oil and heat the pan, when hot sear the meat until crispy and brown.
Steam the boa buns at package directions

ASSEMBLE SANDWICH

Open the middle of the bun and add the sliced meat.
Add the some sliced cabbage.
Add chopped cilantro on tip.
Add the crushed dried peanuts,
Add the sesame seeds.

Sauce Topping

Pour some Sriracha Hot Sauce on top
Pour some YUM YUM Sauce on top.
Add a twist of lime on top. Done!

Variations

These are some of the variations that I have tried:

Chicken
pork
shrimp
jackfruit - Vegan

Ways to Serve

My favorite is my homemade Asian Coleslaw and potato chips. My husband on the other hand always wants a little white rice to go with his Korean Beef with Bao Bun.

Tip

You can always barbecue the beef and slice after it is cooked. Slice the meat as thin as possible.

More Asian Recipes

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Korean Beef with Bao Bun

Easy to make Korean Beef with Bao Bun are sweet and spicy with homemade coleslaw to top. A perfect treat for a weekend lunch while enjoying a Netflix marathon.

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Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Asian

Prep Time: 1 day

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Lizzy Cascalheira

Ingredients

1 pound beef steak
6 Bao buns
¼ cup CJ Korean BBQ Sauce Kalbi, 29.63-Ounce Bottle for Ribs (1)
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp of hot pepper flakes
½ cup red cabbage chopped
½ cup cilantro chopped
¼ peanuts chopped
1 lime sliced
Salt and Pepper as desired

Instructions

Prepare Meat

Add the spices and marinate to the meat, let it sit overnight in a bowl all covered in the refrigerator.
Slice meat in thin slices.
Add a little olive oil and heat the pan, when hot sear the meat until crispy and brown.
Steam the boa buns at package directions

Assemble Sandwich

Open the middle of the bun and add the sliced meat.
Add some sliced cabbage.
Add chopped cilantro on tip.
Add the crushed dried peanuts,
Add the sesame seeds.

Sauce Topping

Pour some Sriracha Hot Sauce on top
Pour some YUM YUM Sauce on top.
Add a twist of lime on top. Done!

Notes

Slice the meat thin as possible. A little trick I learned was to let it be defrost for a little so as to slice the meat thin while it's still cold. It makes it easier to do so and just shaves off.

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