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Sweet Rice Bulgogi (찹쌀불고기 Chapssal Bulgogi)

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Posted:6/06/201121 Comments
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Crispy Bulgogi coated with Sweet Rice Flour (Chapsal Bulgogi)
Crispy Bulgogi coated with Sweet Rice Flour (Chapsal Bulgogi)

Sweet Rice Bulgogi is bulgogi that is crispy and delicious!

Since my dad was a diplomat, we often entertained foreign guests in our home when I was growing up in Korea. A fabulous chef called Mrs. Shim would come to our house and make wonderful Korean dishes for these occasions. Her food was at a whole different level, not only the taste but always looked so elegant when served. Sweet Rice Bulgogi was one of her specialty dishes and I just absolutely loved it! I never got to learn the recipe from her since I was just a kid… Over the years, I kind of forgot all about it until I got married and wanted to make something special for my family. So.. I created and worked on this recipe from memory and I have to say it’s pretty darn close!

Chapsal Bulgogi or Sweet rice Bulgogi is not a dish commonly found in your average Korean home and there are very few restaurants even in Seoul that serve this dish. I actually searched Korean websites and found only few recipes–none of them like my version here. Other recipes all marinate the beef first (same as regular bulgogi) and then coat it with sweet rice flour before frying in plain oil.

Anyway, this dish has become our family’s absolute favorite. My husband is so excited to have this dish that he is always eager to help with coating and frying the bulgogi. He says this way I can make the sauce and prepare the vegetables at the same time and we can eat our dinner that much sooner! 🙂

Korean (Oriental) Yellow Mustard (겨자 Gyeoja)

Koreans love to use Gyeoja in sauces and you can purchase ready-made tubes from the Korean store or online (like here on my Amazon store). But I find that these are just not as spicy and full of flavor like the ones you make at home. I like to buy Oriental HOT Mustard Powder like the one below and make the paste myself.

Yellow Mustard paste in bowl next to S&B Hot Mustard Powder can
Oriental Hot Mustard

It’s really easy – just add some powder, add some warm water (follow directions on can) and make a paste like you see in the picture. Let it sit for few minutes until the full flavor develops.

Preparation time: 30 min.

Cooking time: it tastes best when you cook and eat, cook and eat… so it’s hard to say how long it takes but each piece should take no longer than 2-3 min which means you can have about 5-6 pieces cooked in about 6 min. or so.

Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 lb thinly sliced top sirloin or other tenderloin
  •  2/3 C sweet rice flour (just need enough to coat)
  • 6-8 green onions (thinly sliced)
  • 1 C sliced perilla leaves (optional)
  • sesame oil for pan frying
  • salt and pepper

Ingredients for Sauce

  • 3 T kikomman soy sauce
  • 1 T sugar
  • 4 tsp honey
  • 1/4 to 1/3 tsp oriental hot mustard (made from mixing yellow mustard powder)
  • 1 tsp chopped pine nuts

Directions

0. If you don’t have a tube mustard, make your own mustard paste from powder. Read my section on Korean Yellow Mustard above.

1. Season the thinly sliced sirloin pieces (cut for bulgogi) with salt and pepper. It’s easiest to start when the pieces are still a bit frozen where the individual pieces are still stiff but defrosted enough that each piece falls apart easily. Season each piece by sprinkling some salt and pepper onto them and layering them onto a wide plate.

bulgogi meat slightly frozen, seasoned with salt and pepper

2. Once all the beef pieces are seasoned, coat each piece in sweet rice flour and set aside. The product I use is Koda Farms, Mochiko flour. You can find this in both oriental and American supermarkets.

mochiko sweet rice flour
mochiko sweet rice flour
coating beef in sweet rice flour
coating beef in sweet rice flour

Wearing plastic gloves to coat the beef keeps your hands clean!

beef pieces coated in rice flour
beef pieces coated in rice flour

3. Chapsal bulgogi tastes best when it’s hot so it’s a good idea to prepare the vegetables and the sauce before you start cooking the meat. If your meat is too frozen, you can work on the sauce and veggies even before you coat the meat.

Wash and clean the green onions. Thinly slice the green onions by cutting them into approx. 2 in long pieces and then slicing each piece thinly as shown below. This is not the only way to do it but I found (over the years) this is one of the easiest and quickest way to do it. This is called 파채(pache) and it serves as a condiment to many meat dishes.

how to cut green onions
cutting green onions into thin slices

Soak them in cold water for 5 min. or more. Soaking takes away the strong taste of raw onions and also makes them extra crunchy. The green onion pieces will start to curl up as shown below.  Drain and serve.

green onions soaking in water
green onions soaking in water
green onions after it's soaked
green onions after it’s soaked

4. Wash and clean the perilla leaves. Here’s a tip for cutting perilla leaves quickly – stack a bunch of leaves (see left pic) and fold the bunch in half lengthwise and cut altogether into 3/8 in strips as you see below. You can save a lot of cutting this way!!

washed perilla leaves
washed perilla leaves
cutting perilla leaves
cutting perilla leaves
cut perilla leaves
cut perilla leaves

5. Make the sauce by mixing soy sauce, sugar, honey and yellow mustard. Chop some pine nuts and sprinkle on top. You can taste it and add more sugar or honey to taste. It should taste salty and sweet with a hint of spiciness!

soy honey mustard sauce
JJ’s soy honey mustard sauce

6. Now it’s time to cook the meat! Heat 2T of sesame oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Fry each side of the beef until it’s golden brown and crispy like so…

chapsal bulgogi in frying pan
chapsal bulgogi in frying pan

7. Serve the bulgogi, vegetables and sauce. Best way is to cook only few pieces at a time and eat while they are still warm and crispy.

Chapsal bulgogi, veggies and sauce
Chapsal bulgogi, veggies and sauce

This is a truly delicious meal! And here’s how you eat it – add some vegetables in the center of the bulgogi, sprinkle some of the sauce on top as shown here:

Crispy Chapsal Bulgogi with sweet rice flour
Crispy Chapsal Bulgogi with sweet rice flour
Vegetables wrapped in bulgogi w/ sauce
Vegetables wrapped in bulgogi w/ sauce

Now wrap the bulgogi into a roll, hold it with your chopsticks and in goes the chapsal bulgogi into your mouth!

Green onions is a must but you can try other vegetables such as green or iceberg lettuce, julienned carrots, radish sprouts and ssukat(crown daisy). Serve with rice and kimchi, perhaps some jjigae and you have a meal fit for any occasion!

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Crispy Bulgogi coated with Sweet Rice Flour (Chapsal Bulgogi)

Sweet Rice Bulgogi (Chapssal Bulgogi)

Bulgogi (grilled meat) is coated in sweet rice flour that makes the meat succulent and crispy at the same time. 
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
serves: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 lb thinly sliced top sirloin or other tenderloin
  • 2/3 cup sweet rice flour (just need enough to coat)
  • 6-8 green onions (thinly sliced)
  • 1 cup perilla leaves, sliced (optional)
  • Sesame oil for pan frying
  • Salt and pepper

Ingredients for Sauce

  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce (Kikkoman)
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 4 tsp honey
  • 1/4 - 1/3 tsp oriental hot mustard (made from mixing yellow mustard powder)
  • 1 tsp pine nuts, chopped
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Instructions

  • Season the thinly sliced sirloin pieces (cut for bulgogi) with salt and pepper. It’s easiest to start when the pieces are still a bit frozen where the individual pieces are still stiff but defrosted enough that each piece falls apart easily. Season each piece by sprinkling some salt and pepper onto them and layering them onto a wide plate.
  • Once all the beef pieces are seasoned, coat each piece in sweet rice flour and set aside. The product I use is Koda Farms, Mochiko flour. You can find this in both oriental and American supermarkets.
  • Chapsal bulgogi tastes best when it’s hot so it’s a good idea to prepare the vegetables and the sauce before you start cooking the meat. If your meat is too frozen, you can work on the sauce and veggies even before you coat the meat.
  • Wash and clean the green onions. Thinly slice the green onions by cutting them into approx. 2 in long pieces and then slicing each piece thinly. This is not the only way to do it but I found (over the years) this is one of the easiest and quickest way to do it. This is called (pache) and it serves as a condiment to many meat dishes.
  • Soak them in cold water for 5 min. or more. Soaking takes away the strong taste of raw onions and also makes them extra crunchy. The green onion pieces will start to curl up as shown below. Drain and serve.
  • Wash and clean the perilla leaves. Here’s a tip for cutting perilla leaves quickly: stack a bunch of leaves and fold the bunch in half lengthwise and cut altogether into 3/8 in strips. You can save a lot of cutting this way!
  • Make the sauce by mixing soy sauce, sugar, honey and yellow mustard. Chop some pine nuts and sprinkle on top. You can taste it and add more sugar or honey to taste. It should taste salty and sweet with a hint of spiciness!
  • Now it’s time to cook the meat! Heat 2 Tbs of sesame oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Fry each side of the beef until it’s golden brown and crispy.
  • Serve the bulgogi, vegetables and sauce. Best way is to cook only few pieces at a time and eat while they are still warm and crispy.
  • Here’s how you eat it: add some vegetables in the center of the bulgogi and sprinkle some of the sauce on top. Now wrap the bulgogi into a roll, hold it with your chopsticks and in goes the chapsal bulgogi into your mouth!

Tips & Notes:

  • Cooking time: it tastes best when you cook and eat, cook and eat… so it’s hard to say how long it takes but each piece should take no longer than 2-3 min which means you can have about 5-6 pieces cooked in about 6 min. or so.
 
  • Green onions is a must but you can try other vegetables such as green or iceberg lettuce, julienned carrots, radish sprouts and ssukat (crown daisy). Serve with rice and kimchi, perhaps some jjigae and you have a meal fit for any occasion!

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 567kcal (28%)| Carbohydrates: 63g (21%)| Protein: 54g (108%)| Fat: 9g (14%)| Saturated Fat: 3g (19%)| Cholesterol: 133mg (44%)| Sodium: 133mg (6%)| Potassium: 949mg (27%)| Fiber: 2g (8%)| Sugar: 18g (20%)| Vitamin A: 360IU (7%)| Vitamin C: 6.8mg (8%)| Calcium: 81mg (8%)| Iron: 4.4mg (24%)
Author: JinJoo Lee
Course:Beef, Main Course
Cuisine:Korean
Keyword:crispy, gluten free, simple
KoreanCategory:Gui (구이)
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21 Comments
  1. jedkrd@gmail.com says

    Posted on 23 August 2022 at 10:19 am

    5 stars
    Great Recipe!

    Reply
    • JinJoo says

      Posted on 24 August 2022 at 12:09 pm

      Thank you so much!! It’s what my husband always asks – for his Birthday!

      Reply
  2. TG.Panda says

    Posted on 24 January 2021 at 8:44 am

    Hi! I am curious about the mustard powder… You really just use regular old yellow mustard powder?

    Reply
    • JinJoo says

      Posted on 25 January 2021 at 3:35 pm

      Thanks for asking – I just updated the post to add more info on the mustard. Oriental mustard is made from ground brown mustard seeds. I’m not sure what the regular yellow mustard is made from but I think it should be pretty close enough. It just needs to have a kick.

      Reply
  3. Ashley says

    Posted on 23 January 2021 at 8:33 am

    Do you happen to have a blog about how you cut your meat so thin? I want to try this but can’t figure out exactly how you make your meat look the way it does. I’ve just been using thin strips of top sirloin, but they don’t look anything like yours!

    Reply
    • JinJoo says

      Posted on 23 January 2021 at 11:20 am

      The meats here are store-bought and cut thinly by them but at home, you can partially freeze it and cut thin. You can watch my bulgogi video https://youtu.be/WJfydiI7agM and see how i cut it with a knife. Good luck!

      Reply
  4. Ma. Elizabeth C. Sison says

    Posted on 4 October 2020 at 6:56 pm

    I will try this recipe. I don’t have sweet rice flour. Can I use tapioca flour or potato starch instead of sweet rice flour?

    Reply
    • JinJoo says

      Posted on 5 October 2020 at 10:58 am

      Hm… honestly I have never used those flours as a substitute but I’m thinking corn starch, potato starch should work ok. Even just regular flour may work.

      Reply
    • Ma. Elizabeth C. Sison says

      Posted on 5 October 2020 at 9:17 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you, I will definitely try this!

      Reply
  5. Danielle says

    Posted on 11 February 2020 at 7:31 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for this!

    Reply
    • JinJoo says

      Posted on 12 February 2020 at 7:41 pm

      You are very welcome!

      Reply
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