Best Keto Korean-Style BBQ Beef Bulgogi Cups
Make this Keto Korean BBQ recipe for an easy midweek meal or weekend lunch with family or friends. Beef steaks are thinly sliced and coated in a Korean-style sauce before cooking in a hot cast iron skillet or grill pan. The key to this Keto BBQ recipe is to slice the meat as thin as possible, which can be achieved by placing the steaks in the freezer for 20-30 minutes to help firm up and handle. The thin slices of meat then cook quickly and are so deliciously tender! Serve in lettuce cups with a side of kimchi, or add to cauliflower rice for Korean Bulgogi beef bowls which are also a great option for meal prepping the week ahead.
How to Make It
Step 1
Put the steak in the freezer for 30 mins to firm up. This will make it easier to slice thinly. While the meat is chilling, make the marinade. Roughly chop the onion, 2 green onions, and garlic, and grate the ginger. Add to a food processor or blender. Add soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, erythritol, ground black pepper, and Gochugaru Korean red pepper. Blitz until smooth, then transfer to a large bowl.
Step 2
With a sharp knife, thinly slice the beef. Add the sliced meat to the bowl with the paste. Thoroughly coat all the meat with the spice paste. You can also prepare this recipe up to this stage the day before and leave it in the fridge overnight for deeper marination (optional).
Step 3
Heat the remaining tablespoons of sesame oil in a large pan set over medium heat. Add the beef strips and mix them all into the pan. Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to make this in batches. Bring the meat to sizzle and allow the paste to reduce; about 10-15 minutes.
Step 4
Remove the meat from the heat. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the meat and mix through. Transfer the meat to a serving dish to rest.
Step 5
Dice the last green onion on the diagonal and set it aside. Serve the meat in lettuce cups. Sprinkle the green onion over the top. Alternatively, serve with cauliflower rice.
Ingredients
- Beef steak, rib eye, visible fat eaten
450 g
- Onion, white, yellow or red, raw
0.33 cup
- Garlic
3 clove
- Onions Green Spring Or Scallions Raw
3 medium (4-1/8″ long)
- Erythritol Granulated
2 tbsp
- Black pepper, ground
1 tsp
- Soy sauce
3 tbsp
- Gochugaru Korean Red Hot Chili Pepper Flakes
1 tbsp
- Ginger root, raw
1 tbsp
- Sesame oil
3 tbsp
- Sesame seeds, hulled, toasted, unsalted
1 tbsp
- Lettuce, romaine or cos
1 cup