The Perfect Samgyupsal (Grilled Pork Belly)

• Pork belly (Samgyupsal)(삼겹살)500 g🛒
• Garlic(마늘)5 cloves🛒
• Green chili peppers(청양고추)⇄ Substitute ▼2 pieces🛒
• Red leaf lettuce(상추)⇄ Substitute ▼10 leaves🛒
• Perilla leaves(깻잎)⇄ Substitute ▼10 leaves🛒
• Ssamjang (Korean soybean dipping sauce)(쌈장)⇄ Substitute ▼2 tbsp🛒
• Sesame oil(참기름)1 tbsp🛒
• Salt(소금)1 tsp🛒
• Black pepper(후추)0.5 tsp🛒

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Steps

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1. 1Prepare the vegetables by washing the lettuce and perilla leaves, then thinly slicing the garlic and green chili peppers.
2. 2Create a dipping sauce for the pork by mixing the salt, black pepper, and sesame oil in a small dipping bowl.
3. 3Heat a Korean barbecue grill or a heavy-bottomed frying pan over medium-high heat.
4. 4Place the pork belly strips on the grill and cook until they are golden brown and crispy on both sides.
5. 5While the meat cooks, add the garlic and green peppers to the grill to roast them until tender.
6. 6Serve the grilled pork with lettuce, perilla leaves, Ssamjang, and the sesame-salt dip. To eat, wrap a piece of meat with Ssamjang and aromatics inside a leaf.