BULGOGI (Korean Beef)

This popular dish can be found on the menu at virtually every Korean restaurant. The beef is topped with various accompaniments such as a few raw garlic slices, kimchi, and steamed white rice; then wrapped in lettuce and eaten with your hands.

1 (1 1/2 pound) rib eye beef, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 medium onions, sliced
3 medium carrots, sliced
5 large fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 medium green bell pepper, sliced
3 kiwi fruit, crushed
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

In a large deep skillet over medium heat, sauté garlic in sesame oil for a few minutes and add the thin slices of beef, browning briefly.

Combine soy sauce and sugar in a mixing bowl, stirring to slightly dissolve the sugar. Add to the skillet and continue to cook.

Reduce heat slightly and add sliced onions, carrots, mushrooms, green pepper and kiwi fruit; continue to cook, stirring occasionally. Cover and continue to cook to desired degree of doneness.

Just prior to serving, add sesame seeds and serve.

Accompaniments: butter lettuce or other soft-leaf lettuce, thinly sliced garlic, kimchi and steamed white rice.

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