Korean · Lunch
Korean Marinated Beef Sandwich (Low-Calorie)
Thin-sliced lean beef sirloin marinated in soy sauce, pear juice, garlic and ginger, then quickly seared and piled onto a toasted whole-wheat bun with crisp cucumber, pickled radish and gochujang mayo. Korean bulgogi flavour in a lighter, handheld sandwich format.
$4
15 minsPrep
6 minsCook
21 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
378Calories
33.2gProtein
13.1gFat
34.6gCarbs
12.4gSugar
4.8gFiber
980mgSodium
68mgChol
3.9gSat Fat
610mgPotassium
90mgCalcium
3.6mgIron
1.9mcgVitamin B12
6.5mgVitamin C
low-calorie
low-cholesterol
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Slice beef sirloin very thinly against the grain, mince garlic, grate ginger, and thinly slice scallion and cucumber. Place beef in a shallow bowl.
2
Marinate
Whisk soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, pear juice and sesame oil together, pour over beef, cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
3
Toss
Toss cucumber and radish slices with rice vinegar and salt in a small bowl; set aside to lightly pickle.
4
Sear
Heat a nonstick skillet over high heat and sear marinated beef in a single layer for 2 minutes per side until browned and just cooked through.
5
Finish
Stir scallion through the hot beef in the skillet off heat for 30 seconds until wilted.
6
Build
Whisk light mayonnaise and gochujang together, then spread over both toasted bun halves.
7
Plate
Layer seared beef and pickled cucumber-radish onto the bun base, close sandwich and serve immediately while beef is warm.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 11 oz311g beef sirloin
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp2 tsp brown sugar
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp ginger-fresh
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp pear or apple juice (unsweetened)
- 2 tsp2 tsp sesame oil
- 22 scallion
- 22 whole-wheat bun (about 2 oz/57g)
- 4 tsp4 tsp light mayonnaise
- 2 tsp2 tsp gochujang
- 11 cucumber (about 40g)
- 8-10 thin radish slices
- 2 tsp2 tsp rice vinegar
- a pinch of salt
