Bulgogi-don

In most dishes, I feel rather neutral about meat, something that comes in handy when I am trying eat vegetarian. Like most rules though, this one also has some exceptions. There are times when only a real beef hamburger will do, Thanksgiving without turkey is hardly worth it, and there is no doubt that barbecue sauce tastes much better on pork or chicken than anything tofu based.

We recently received a large hunk of bulgogi (Korean style marinated beef) as a gift from our downstairs neighbors. Quite generous of them, especially considering how delicious it is! Keizo and I have eaten bulgogi-don, or meat over rice twice in recent weeks which has only used about half of it.

The meat is sweet and juicy, an excellent complement to plain rice. Keeping the rest of the meal simple allows the bulgogi to take its rightful place as the main dish. [Not sure why the picture of the whole meal demands to be sideways, but hopefully you get the gist.]

Up close. Rice and bulgogi topped with green onions and strips of nori. Delicious. Even the usually ambivalent toward meat girl had seconds.