Spicy Beef Bulgogi with Shimeji Mushrooms Bento

How do you like my new tiffin bento box which I bought from Amazon.de? I am in love with this box because it looks very simple yet sophisticated and elegant :).

I made this bento meal for my husband yesterday. If you have seen my Marie Antoinette bento post, you'd notice that all the main and side dishes in this bento are exactly the same as the ones in my Marie Antoinette bento. This is because I made both bento boxes on the same day.

This time I used Maangchi's Beef Bulgogi recipe, but we wanted it spicy, so I added a few tablespoons of gochujang and chili pepper flakes to the bulgogi marinade. I also added minced pear for natural sweetness.

Spicy Beef Bulgogi with Shimeji Mushrooms
Adapted from Maangchi

• 500 grams thinly sliced beef
• 200 grams shimeji mushrooms
  
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 pear, minced
• 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
  
• 1 tablespoons chili pepper flakes
  
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, sliced

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients together (except the shimeji mushrooms) and marinade for 2 hours (I did mine in 30 minutes and it was fine too...!!)
• Grill or stir fry the beef bulgogi for a few minutes.
  
• Add the shimeji mushrooms and cook together with the beef for another 2 minutes.
• Serve with rice and toasted sesame seeds.

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