• Sizzling Flat Top Charcoal Grilled Korean BBQ Cooked Two Ways

[TravelingJ]

FWIW, I always found the sides served with KBBQ somewhat lackluster to downright nasty compared to the grilled proteins, though we do love good Kimchi just about anytime of day!

Here's a pretty close approximation from Weber of the flat top I used(these are Amazon links):

https://a.co/d/dw0BQrk

Or a less pricey version from Kingsford:

https://a.co/d/2ofIDW0


Either way, grilltops like these are indispensable for cooking meats like this over an open flame, and keeps the meat from falling into the fire. I've also used them for cooking grilled veggies from time to time.

hahah, yeah. I think we only really ate 3 or 4 of the sides. I was really confused by the addition of a cold mashed potato with corn mixed in...but made sure I ate every bit of it. The proteins were for sure the star.

And thank you! That Weber link is what I had in mind! I've looked at so many in stores and online and never been thrilled. That looks like a great setup with being large enough and having low sides so you can really get a good area to work with.

 

[Charny]

Korean bbq is one of my favorites - almost all Korean food, really. The best is when you can go with a group of people and share and try many types of dishes. I had the good fortune of living near a bunch of great Korean restaurants, and a Korean friend to advise on choices. Many things were an acquired taste, and then I loved them. It is great when you can expand your list of foods you love by adding almost an entire culture's dishes, and they are very different than almost everything in the American diet.

Like the sea food pancake, Haemul-pajeon. Seafood green onlion pancake. I don't think I would have ever ordered it without my friend's assurances. Seafood pancake? Are you kidding? But I love it. It's something typically shared with multiple people.

The side dishes are called banchan. I guess it took me a while to get into them, but I love most all of them. Especially at good restaurants. I also make some kimchi at home.

Costco sells some stainless grill pans, a pair in a package, that are very reasonably priced. I think it worked out to about $7 each - incredibly inexpensive! They call them baskets. They tend to be seasonal items in our local store.

https://www.costco.com/linkfair-stainless-steel-bbq-baskets,-2-pack.product.100536228.html

 

[Maylar]

I don't think I've ever experienced Korean BBQ. I have Chinese, Japanese and Tai restaurants nearby but the closest Korean is about 25 minutes away. I was given Uber Eats gift cards for Christmas and they will deliver from this place though it'd probably need reheating when I get it.

Their menu shows Galbi (beef shortribs) $45 and Bul Gogi (sliced ribeye) $33. Both are listed as being marinated in "Korean sauce", whatever that is. I'm wondering if either would be worth the price.