Bulgogi Cheesesteak with Gochujang Mayo
Philly meets Seoul: chopped bulgogi beef, sweet onions and peppers under melted cheese, piled into a toasted roll with spicy gochujang mayo.
Method
Cut the beef into 3 cm-wide pieces and toss with the soy sauce, brown sugar, grated pear, garlic, sesame oil and pepper. Marinate for 20 minutes. Slice the onion and pepper into 5 mm strips, and mix the mayonnaise with the gochujang for the sauce.
Add in this stepThinly sliced beef sirloin 240 gSoy sauce 2 tbspBrown sugar 1 tbspAsian pear (grated) 40 gMinced garlic 1 tbspToasted sesame oil 1 tspBlack pepper 1 pinchMayonnaise 2 tbspGochujang (Korean chili paste) 1 tsp
Split the rolls lengthwise, butter the insides and toast them cut side down in a 26 cm pan over medium heat for until golden, then set aside. Toast in rounds if they do not all fit.
Add in this stepSub roll or baguette (20 cm length) 2Butter 10 g
medium heatAdd the oil to the same pan and cook the onion and pepper over medium heat for . When the onion is soft and translucent with sweet brown edges, push the vegetables to one side.
Add in this stepCooking oil 1½ tbspOnion 1Green or red bell pepper ½
medium heatTurn the heat up to high heat, add the marinated beef and chop it into small pieces with the edge of your spatula as it cooks. So the pan is not crowded, cook in 1 batch(es), in total. When no pink remains and the juices have reduced to a shine, mix it with the vegetables.
high heatGather the beef and vegetables into one long pile per roll, each about the length of the bread, and lay the cheese on top. Turn the heat down to low heat, cover and leave for until the cheese melts into the filling.
Add in this stepSliced provolone or Monterey Jack 80 g
low heatSpread the gochujang mayo inside the toasted rolls, place each open roll face down over a pile of filling, slide a spatula underneath and flip it all in one go. Cut in half and eat straight away.
Cook's tip
Slicing the beef while it is partly frozen lets you get it paper-thin, which gives the classic cheesesteak texture. Sliced cheese melts best; cheddar makes it richer. Adjust the gochujang to how spicy you like it.
Cooking it at camp
Marinate the beef at home and bring it in the cool box; a single cast-iron pan or griddle handles everything from toasting the rolls to melting the cheese. No lid? Cover with foil to melt the cheese.