Ssam Lettuce Wraps
Ssam Lettuce Wraps

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, ssam lettuce wraps. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Ssambap are Korean lettuce wraps made of boldly-flavored seasoned meat, rice, a zingy sauce called ssamjang, and crisp vegetables. Ssam means "wrap" in Korean, and bap means "rice."Besides the rice and the wrap (lettuce most of the time), many variations exist when it comes to the filling of this tasty pocket. In Korean restaurants in the West, it's most popular to make ssambap with galbi.

Ssam Lettuce Wraps is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Ssam Lettuce Wraps is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have ssam lettuce wraps using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Ssam Lettuce Wraps:
  1. Get 1 lb bacon or
  2. Get 1 lb stew meat sliced thinly
  3. Make ready 2 cups white or brown rice
  4. Take 1 head green leaf lettuce
  5. Prepare 3 green onions
  6. Take 4-5 garlic cloves (minced)
  7. Take 1 1/2 tsp sesame seed oil
  8. Take 1/2 tsp sugar

Ssam (쌈), sometimes also transliterated as ssäm, meaning "wrapped", refers to a dish in Korean cuisine in which, usually, leafy vegetables are used to wrap a piece of meat such as pork or other filling. It is often accompanied by a condiment known as ssamjang and can also be topped with raw or cooked garlic, onion, green pepper, or a banchan (small side dish) such as kimchi. Ssam bap Korean lettuce wrap - wrapped in perilla, kale and cabbage leaves. Ssam and Korean summers go together like butter and corn :).

Instructions to make Ssam Lettuce Wraps:
  1. Add 2 cups of rice to your rice cooker. Or follow directions for stove top.
  2. In medium pan or pot cut up bacon in 3 quarters.
  3. While your bacon cooks, start making your sauce. Don't forget about your bacon. (Drain on paper towel.)
  4. 1-2 cup gochujang sauce, 3 green onions (chopped), garlic (minced) and sesame seed oil. Mix until well combined.
  5. Wash your lettuce.
  6. When rice is finally done. Make your wraps and chove your face full.

Growing up, in the summer, I remember sitting outside in our back yard eating Ssam with my grandmother and my sisters. My childhood home was on a hill side, overlooking the Han river. The day before you want to cook your bo ssam, dry brine it first. Ssamjang is a dipping sauce for "ssam" (make-your-own lettuce wrap filled with grilled meat, vegetables and rice). Ssam is usually enjoyed with a meal featuring grilled meat (e.g., galbi, Bulgogi) or boiled meat (e.g., suyuk).

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