BBQ · Easy · 22 min

Samgyeopsal Gui — Grilled Pork Belly

Name: Samgyeopsal Gui — Grilled Pork Belly
Ingredients: 800g pork belly, 1/2-inch thick, scored; Salt, pepper; Ssamjang, garlic, ssam greens, kimchi; Doenjang for dipping (optional)

By Bulgogi Curator

Thick pork belly grilled plain, dipped in ssamjang — the Korean table's pork pillar.

TL;DR

Thick pork belly grilled plain, dipped in ssamjang — the Korean table's pork pillar.

Prep 10 minCook 12 minServes 4

Ingredients

800g pork belly, 1/2-inch thick, scored
Salt, pepper
Ssamjang, garlic, ssam greens, kimchi
Doenjang for dipping (optional)

Steps

Score belly crosshatch, season lightly.
Grill over medium-high, render fat 5 min per side until golden, cut with scissors.
Grill garlic and kimchi alongside.
Wrap in lettuce with ssamjang, garlic, kimchi.
No marinade — salt is enough; fat is flavor.

Tips

Medium-high not max prevents fat fires while crisping edges.

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What you'll need

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Ssamjang (ssam sauce)Lettuce-wrap sauce for Korean BBQ and leftover grilled meat.

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More Korean food

Relevant pages on the two hub sites — recipes and a BBQ directory on bulgogi.ai, street rice cakes on tteokbokki.ai.

tteokbokki.ai — street rice cakes →School-cart sauce, rose, mala, and tteok types.
White kimchi for the grill table →A no-chili napa that cuts fat better than more gochujang.