20-Min Pork Bossam
Tender boiled pork belly wrapped in crispy lettuce with gochujang sauce, ssamjang, and pickled radish. Korean comfort food that tastes restaurant-quality but cooks in one pot.
- Total time
- 22 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 42g
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb pork belly, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 8 leaves butter lettuce or iceberg lettuce leaves
- ½ cup ssamjang (Korean dipping sauce)
- 1 cup pickled radish (mu-chi), sliced thin
- 4 cloves garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes)
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pork belly slices and simmer until cooked through and very tender, ~12 minutes.
- 2
While pork cooks, whisk ssamjang with minced garlic and gochugaru in a small bowl until blended.
- 3
Drain pork and transfer to a serving platter. Keep warm.
- 4
Arrange lettuce leaves, pickled radish, and spiced ssamjang on small plates or a large platter.
- 5
To eat, spread a small spoonful of sauce on a lettuce leaf, add a slice of pork and pickled radish, then roll and wrap.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot
- small bowl
- whisk
- serving platter
- small plates or cutting board
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