Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1               head  soft lettuce -- red leaf or round
                        steamed white rice
                        *** SAUCE ***
  1         tablespoon  sesame oil
     1/4         pound  lean minced beef or sirloin steak -- finely chopped
  2             cloves  garlic -- finely chopped
  1           1/2 inch  pie  fresh ginger -- finely chopped
  1         tablespoon  sesame oil
  2        tablespoons  rice wine or sherry
  2        tablespoons  kochujang * -- heaping tablespoons
  1         tablespoon  sugar -- heaping tablespoons
  2                     spring onions -- shredded

Preparation:

Raw leaf vegetables such as soft lettuce, sesame leaves, or ssukka (garland chrysthemum) are much enjoyed eaten simply as an accompaniment to pulgogi and kalbi. The method is to take a vegetable leaft, add a spoonful of rice, a piece of grilled meat, and a dollop of kochujang (red chili pepper paste), roll the whole thing up into a bundle and pop it into your mounth. Arrange the cleaned lettuce leaves on a plate. To make the sauce, add the sesame oil to a pan, and lightly fry the minced beef or steak. Drain off excess fat if necessary. Add all the remaining ingredients (except half the spring onions) and cook over a low flame for about 10 minutes. Spoon the sauce into a bowl, garnish with the remaining spring onions, and serve hot or cold. To eat, take a lettuce leaf, add a spoonful of hot rice, then a spoonful of the sauce, roll up into a bundle, and eat with the fingers. Store any remaining sauce in a tightly sealed container. It is delicious cold.

Nutritional Information:

308 Calories (kcal); 27g Total Fat; (77% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 6mg Sodium