So keum goo ee (Grilled beef with lettuce & sesame leaf wrap)
serves 4

  4 lb beef (loin tip steak)*, thinly sliced

  1 head lettuce, cut head, cleaned

  4-5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

  2-3 hot green chilies, sliced

  1 potato, 1/4 inch thick sliced

  1 onion, sliced

  5 white button mushrooms, sliced

  ssam jang : 4 tbsp dwen jang (Korean bean paste)

             1 tbsp go choo jang (Korean chili paste)

             3 tbsp sugar

             2 tbsp sesame oil

             1 tbsp minced garlic

             1 tsp sesame seed

  salt

  pepper

  sesame oil

*Any grilling beef can be used.

Arrange beef and vegetables in a big plate.

In a small dish, put slice of garlic and chili.

On a table, with a portable burner, grill beef.
Add potato, onion, and mushrooms on the side.

Serve with ssam jang, salted oil (1 tbsp sesame oil + 1/4 tsp salt + pepper).

Try a lettuce wrap.
- Have a lettuce leaf on your palm.
  Dip a piece of meat in salted oil, put on a lettuce.
  Get a piece of garlic and(or) chili, have some ssam jang with it.

mush01c.gif  cool tip !

If you don't like a raw garlic flavor, there's a wonderful way to enjoy.
Put 2-3 tablespoons of sesame oil in a small foil cup then add garlic slices.
Place on a side of grill pan.
In a few minutes, garlic gets soft and translucent.
Try with a wrap, it's much better than just grill on a pan!