With the weather warming up it’s nice to get out and do some cooking on the grill and this Korean style grilled flank steak is a great way to kick the season off! Bulgogi is a Korean dish where meat is marinated in a sweet and salty sauce before being cooked. The meat is typically cut thinly before being marinated and cooked and this version is a little different in that the full flank steak is marinated, cooked and then sliced thinly. Bulgogi marinades often include a fruit, like an apple, pear, kiwi, etc, to help add a natural sweetness and in the summer I enjoy using pineapple which also adds a nice tanginess! This recipe is as simple as making the marinade, marinating the flank (or skirt) steak before grilling and slicing (after letting it rest for a few minutes). The marinade also makes for a tasty sauce to drizzle over the cooked and sliced steak so I like make extra, half for marinating and half for drizzling!
Korean Style Grilled Flank Steak
Quick and easy Korean style, bulgogi, flank steak grilled to perfection!
ingredients
- 1 cup pineapple, coarsely chopped
- 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced/grated
- 1 inch ginger, minced/grated
- 2 green onions, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup gochujang (optional)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 pounds flank steak
directions
- Puree the pineapple, onion. garlic, ginger, green onion, soy sauce, gochujang, brown sugar, sesame oil in a blender or food processor until smooth, and marinate the steak in the puree, in a fridge, for 2-8 hours.
- Shake off the excess marinade and grill over medium-high heat until cooked to the desired level of doneness, about 3-5 minutes per side.
- Let sit for 5 minutes before slicing thinly across the grain and enjoy!
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This was so good! I’ll be keeping this recipe for future dinners. Thanks for the yummy dinner!
Delicious! Loved the mix of heat and sweet.
Do you think canned pineapple would work? I am assuming you used fresh….
Canned pineapple works!
This Korean flank steak looks amazing and recipe sounds delicious! Since we don’t own a grill I was wondering if this could be prepared in oven or on stovetop and if so how to cook it those ways.
I like to make this on the stovetop (in the winter or rain, etc.); pan sear it over medium-high heat until browned on both sides. Use a grill pan to get grill marks!