Beef and Rice Cake Skewers (Sanjeok)

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    6 people

  • Course

    Appetizer

  • Cuisine

    Korean

Beef and Rice Cake Skewers (Sanjeok)

Sanjeok is Korean beef and rice cake skewers and it's a traditional holiday food in Korea. Strips of beef are marinated with a quick and simple bulgogi sauce and cooked together with rice cakes and green onion.

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Ingredients

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  • 10 oz beef striploin or sirloin cut into 1/2-inch thick strips (cut 3/4" longer than rice cakes)
  • 1 lb fresh rice cakes
  • a bunch of green onion cut into same length as rice cakes (using only white and light green part)
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Korean soup soy sauce (gukganjang)
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • dashes of freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 small onion grated
  • 1/4 Asian pear peeled and grated
  • 1/4 kiwi peeled and grated (optional)
  • 1-2 tablespoon canola oil
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Instructions

  1. Make a marinade by combining soy sauces, sugar, sesame oil, garlic powder, black pepper, grated onion, grated pear. and grated kiwi (if using) in a shallow bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup of the sauce in a another container and set that aside.
  2. Place the beef in the marinade mixture and toss together and let it sit for 10-15 minutes to soak up the flavor. Toss the rice cake with the reserved 1/4 cup of marinade in another bowl.
  3. Skewer beef, rice cakes, and spring onion one by one to the bamboo skewers. (2-3 strips of each ingredient in one skewer)
  4. Heat skillet over med-high heat and drizzle a little oil. Place skewers on the hot skillet and brown them about 1-2 minutes on each side. Add a little more oil if the pan seems too dry.
  5. Serve warm or at a room temperature.
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