Pulgoki and Kimchi Casserole

Well I was slightly surprised I went to pizza hut this week end just for the heck of it and much to my surprise I was greeted by a hostess and seated in front of a huge menu which included appetizers seafood and a section called risottos? Intrigued I gave it a shot and while not true risotto (Italian aboriol rice) it was quite good, here is my translation.

Shopping list

Pulgoki

1. soy sauce


2. red pepper paste


3. brown sugar


4. 1/2 lb beef sirloin or your favorite cut sliced thin (1/2 inch)


5. Roasted sesame oil


6. Hand full of finely chopped green onion


7. Coke


8. Ginger root

Béchamel (Alfredo)

1. Milk whole (don’t use reduced fat you’ll probably burn it)


2. Salt , pepper ,and Nutmeg


3. Hot sauce (Tabasco)


4. Parmesan cheese


5. Mozzarella

1. cheeseKimchi your favorite brand or probably the only one you can find


2. Cal rose rice (or what ever white rice you like)Shiitake mushrooms

let's cook

Pulgoki

• 1/2 lb beef sirloin or your favorite cut sliced thin (1/2 inch)


• Roasted sesame oil


• Hand full of finely chopped green onion


• 1/2 can of coke


• 1 oz ginger root, thinly sliced


• 1 oz garlic, thinly sliced


• 2 cups soy sauce


• 1tlb spoon red pepper paste


• 2 tlb spoons brown sugar

This stuff is great on the bbq the meat should marinade at least half an hour or longer you could even use it on a nice fat steak but you should marinated it for at least a day.

Once your beef is ready sauté it with some sliced mushrooms (I used shitakes) and set a side.

Sauce Béchamel

Now we need some sauce I would strongly suggest buying some of your favorite Alfredo sauce but if you in it for the cooking experience here is my recipe for sauce béchamel

• Bring to boil 2 cups whole milk


• Wisk in Cornstarch slurry (3 oz water and 1 table spoon cornstarch mixed toughly)


• Remove from heat and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste


• A shot or two of your favorite hot sauce


• A heaping cup parmesan cheeseWisk till smooth, it should be a little heavier than soup.

Next prepare some rice any rice will do but to keep it authentic try cal rose short grained rice.(usually in the Asian food section) but like I said if you cant find the rice use uncle Bens.

In a ceramic casserole dish place a layer of rice next and a spoon full of the sauce and layer in your beef be generous. Now use kimchi and cover with a thin layer. Sauce the top (I like a lot) and cover with parmesan and mozzarella cheeses and bake for 20 min at 350 degrees till brown and bubbly.