Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps

My parents came into town recently and as usual left behind a lot of bulgogi (Korean beef ribeye bbq). Trying to be creative with the leftovers, we had bulgogi lettuce wraps for dinner one night. Bulgogi lettuce wraps are just a slight variation of Korean Galbi which is typically served on a lettuce with “ssahmjang”.

Dinner was easy because I already had some bulgogi in the freezer, just waiting for a lazy evening like last night. In addition, my fridge just happened to have two heads of Butter Lettuce waiting to be used up. How convenient! Big Sis was off at yet ANOTHER sleepover so it was just the three of us. We asked Little Sis what special thing she wanted to do with Mommy and Daddy. Her reply? “How about eat dinner at home and then play some games after?” Could she be any sweeter?

Knowing how much this little girl just LOVES her Korean food, I made some rice, bulgogi, mandoos (her all-time fave Korean-Style dumplings). along with some roasted laver (seaweed). Served on the side were peas and carrots. Some Korean-style Pickled Cucumbers aka Oie Muchim would have been the perfect complement to this meal but, much to the hubby’s dismay, I didn’t get around to either making or buying any. Sorry, Sweetie!

To make these Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps, place a spoonful of rice on the lettuce, then a couple pieces of bulgogi topped with ssamjang. We didn’t have any of that on had so we just use regular old gochujang (hot Korean red pepper paste) to top ours off. De-lish! You can use just about any kind of leafy green like romaine, red leaf or even iceberg lettuce, but my fave is Butter Lettuce (aka Boston Bibb). This lettuce just tastes better and so pretty, too!

Korean-Style Beef BBQ Bulgogi

Korean-style Pickled Cucumbers aka Oie Muchim

We STILL had some bulgogi leftover even though Little Sis ate 2 full plate of rice and bulgogi! I’m thinking bibimbap is in our near future!

Korean Bibimbap

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