5 from 20 votes
Jeyuk Bokkeum (Korean Spicy Pork Stir-Fry)
Jeyuk Bokkeum is a Korean style spicy pork stir-fry featuring marinated pork belly slices cooked with a mix of gochujang, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and sweet fruits like apple for a balanced heat and sweetness. It's combined with vegetables such as onion, carrot, cabbage, and perilla leaves, with chewy rice cakes added for texture. The vibrant marinade melts into the pork and vegetables through stir-frying, delivering a savory, sweet, and spicy dish suitable for serving with steamed rice.
Prep Time
55 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
4
to 5
Calories:
941 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
Meat
- 800 g pork belly Samgyeopsal, Korean, slices
Korean Spicy Pork Marinades (mix these in a blender or food processor)
- 4 Tbsp gochujang (korean chili paste)
- 2 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar , I used raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp ginger minced
- 1 Tbsp garlic minced
- 2 Tbsp rice wine
- 1 tsp gochugaru (korean chili flakes)
- 60 g red apple (2.1 ounces), Fuji, Royal Gala and Pink lady is suitable for this
- 60 g brown onion (2.1 ounces)
- 4 prinkles black pepper ground
Vegetables and Others
- 10 leaves perilla leaves , cut into strips
- 90 g onion (3.2 ounces), thinly sliced
- 100 g carrot 3.5 ounces), thinly sliced
- 180 g cabbage (6.3 ounces), thinly sliced
- 110 g Korean rice cakes (3.9 ounces), separated (if they are stuck to each other) and soaked in warm water for 10 to 20 mins to soften
- Some neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
Instructions
- Put the meat in a big bowl and add the marinades. Mix them well. Marinate the meat for at least 30 mins. (I marinated my meat overnight to deepen the flavour and tenderness. Refrigerate until needed.)
- Separate the rice cakes (if they are stuck to each other). If they were kept in the fridge, soak them in warm/hot water for 10 to 20 mins to soften.
- Heat the wok on high heat and add some oil. Add all the prepared ingredients together and stir them occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium half way through.
- Once all ingredients are cooked serve them with some steamed rice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
941kcal
(47%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
85g
(131%)
Saturated Fat
30g
(150%)
Cholesterol
115mg
(38%)
Sodium
604mg
(25%)
Potassium
565mg
(12%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
3540IU
(71%)
Vitamin C
20.3mg
(23%)
Calcium
45mg
(5%)
Iron
1.6mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 to 5
Amount Per Serving
Calories 941
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 941kcal | 47% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 85g | 131% |
| Saturated Fat | 30g | 150% |
| Cholesterol | 115mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 604mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 565mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 3540IU | 71% |
| Vitamin C | 20.3mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.