hot sauce (sambal oelek, gochujang, sriracha, etc.)
Instructions
Cut meat into thin slices. The meat is much easier to cook if you don't thaw it fully. Place meat slices on a paper towel lined plate. Refrigerate for a couple of hours to let the paper towels soak up juices as the meat thaws the rest of the way.
Combine remaining bulgogi ingredients in a medium bowl. Add in sliced meat. Stir to combine. Marinate for at least a couple hours, preferably overnight. Stir the meat at least once to redistribute the marinade at least once sometime during the marinating time.
Add meat to a large skillet on the stove. Heat over medium-high heat until mixture starts bubbling. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 15-20 more minutes.
While meat is cooking, wash lettuce and prepare rice according to package directions.
To prepare lettuce wraps, add rice, meat with sauce, and a little hot sauce to a piece of lettuce. Wrap it up and enjoy! This recipe is meant for each person to dish up rice, meat and lettuce make their own lettuce wraps as they eat them.
This recipe also freezes very well if you make an extra batch or 2. After adding the sliced meat to the marinade, place it in a gallon-size zippered bag and freeze flat. Thaw and cook by following instructions above.