“ On occasion, we hold barbecue dinners at the house, and the children prepare the ingredients themselves. They enjoy participating in activities like that, and the feeling is mutual. After all, it’s always possible certain familiar faces will be missing from the crowd the next time a similar event rolls around.” I love this statement that Arlecchino (Ar-lee-chino) has as her favorite food. It is just perfect for someone who is recognized as “Father” to the orphans that she has raised. I don’t want to get into too much detail in case you have not finished her story quest or don’t really care about Genshin’s Lore. 

Hello everybirdy, I was going to post this back on Father’s Day (2024, that’s how far back I am with this series)  because that would be her day. But, alas, the weather said otherwise. It rained. So we waited a bit, and boy was I glad. Because not only does the recipe of this post change from hamburgers to Pork belly. It also just changes from boring classic American cuisine to a yummy Korean recipe. My sister found this recipe, and she was the one who actually put together the marinade for it. But I helped my mom with the grilling part, and she told me that I could use it for this post. 

Before I get to the recipe, I just want to set the stage. My family is in no part Korean. We are mixed race, but Korean is not one of those races. Over the years we (as a family) have watched many, MANY different Asain dramas and movies over dinner. So much so that we prefer Asain media over anything American. So image us, sitting in our backyard, everyone else around us are grilling the normal Fourth of July fan faire of Hot dogs and Hamburgers. And we are here grilling up some pork belly. It was so much fun and we would all do it again. 

The link to the recipe will be down below. Feel free to go check it out. To say it was good is an understatement. 

Again I didn’t really help with this part of the recipe so I don’t really know how much we made. So I am just going to be giving you the recipe straight out. 

You will need:

2 lbs Pork Belly 

½ Medium Onion 

3 Scallions, cut into 2 inche pieces

For the marinade you are going to need:

6 Tablespoons gochujang

1 or 2 tablespoons gochugaru 

3 tablespoons soy sauce

3 tablespoons rice wine (or mirin)

2 tablespoons sugar (or brown sugar)

1 tablespoon honey (or more sugar)

2 tablespoons sesame Oil 

2 tablespoons minced garlic

1 tablespoon grated ginger

½ small apple grated, 3-4 tablespoons (or 2T Plum syrup, maesilcheong)

The directions for this recipe are very simple and easy.

Thinly slice the meat, if it is not already sliced.

Mix all the ingredients for the marinade together in a large bowl. Add the meat and toss everything well to make sure that everything is coated evenly. Add the onion and the scallions and then make sure to mix it one last time. Cover it and let it stand for about 30 minutes. Or you could make this recipe the night before, and place it in the fridge. The meat becomes soaked in the marinade. And SO good.

Heat up your grill or frying pan, over medium high heat until the meat gets slightly carmelized. As the recipe says, adjust the heat as necessary, because for us the best tasting one are kinda chard a bit, because it is just completely carmalized. 

My mom was in charge of grilling the pork belly, and I was right next to her, kitchen scissor in hand. Because it is the easiest thing to cut Pork belly with. I was the one in charge of making sure that everyone had the same amount. So when me baby brother (yes, he’s 25 but he is still my baby brother) was putting his plate in front of me I would give some more to my sister who was just in the middle quietly waiting for her food. I made sure that mom and I got food too.

Every time i had a lettuce wrap with the pork belly, I would make one for mom. Towards the end of the night when we were almost done grilling, my sister was just like “Guys, make sure that mom is able to get some! Don’t eat everything!” Not knowing that I have made sure that mom was feed. And i hear my mom just slightly groan, and she was like “I’m fine, but I do want some fo the rice salad and watermelon.” I had one goal that night, and that was to keep my mom fed. And I succeeded!

I know that this recipe was actually really simple, but that is only if you are able to get the ingredients. We are lucky enough to find most of these ingredients at our local grocery store. 

This recipe was so much fun and so good. Feel free to check it out in the keep reading down below. I hope that you liked it, feel free to check out any of my other recipes: Everything from Alomnds to Zucchini. See you all in the next recipe. 

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