Home-Style Spicy Pork (Jeyuk Bokkeum)
Pork stir-fried in a sweet-and-spicy sauce and wrapped in lettuce — classic home-style jeyuk bokkeum. No marinating ahead needed; it comes together in 30 minutes, perfect for recharging on a tired day.
Ingredients
Main
- Pork600g
- Onion1
- Green onion1/2 stalk
- Cooking oil1 tbsp
Seasoning
- Gochujang2 tbsp
- Red pepper flakes (gochugaru)2 tbsp
- Soy sauce3 tbsp
- Minced garlic1 tbsp
- Oligo syrup2 tbsp
- Sugar1/2 tbsp
- Ginger powder1/2 tsp
- Black pepperto taste
- Sesame oil1 tbsp
- Cooking wine3 tbsp
- Sesame seeds1/2 tbsp
Directions
- 1
Use pork shoulder, picnic, or leg cut for stir-fry. Cut into bite-size pieces, put in a bowl, and season with sugar, cooking wine, minced garlic, ginger powder, and pepper.
- 2
Toss to coat and let it rest for a few minutes.
- 3
Make the sauce — mix gochujang, chili powder, soy sauce, oligo syrup, minced garlic, cooking wine, sesame seeds, and sesame oil. Slice the onion thin and cut the green onion diagonally.
- 4
Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the pork briefly over high heat.
- 5
Add the onion and green onion and keep stir-frying.
- 6
Once the pork is mostly cooked, add all of the sauce.
- 7
Toss with a spatula, mixing the pork and sauce evenly as it stir-fries.
- 8
When the pork is fully cooked, it's done! Wrap in lettuce and enjoy.
Tips
No need to marinate ahead — it comes together fast. Stir-fry over high heat so the pork stays tender.