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Bossam

Korean boiled pork belly for wrapping

Bossam is a convivial Korean dish in which tender boiled pork belly is wrapped in lettuce and cabbage leaves. It is closely tied to kimchi-making.

The belly is simmered soft in a savoury broth; with ssamjang, fresh kimchi and garlic in the leaf, each bite becomes its own little parcel.

Bossam
Servings4
Time90 min
LevelMedium

Ingredients

  • Pork belly, in one piece800 g
  • Doenjang2 tbsp
  • Ginger, garlic, leeksome of each
  • Bay leaf & peppercornssome of each
  • Lettuce & cabbage leaves1 head
  • Ssamjang (dip)to serve
  • Fresh kimchito serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

  1. Bring water with doenjang, ginger, garlic and leek to a boil.

  2. Add the pork belly and boil soft for 70 minutes.

  3. Let the meat rest and slice it.

  4. Wash the lettuce and cabbage leaves and set them out.

  5. Serve the meat with ssamjang and kimchi in the leaf.

Make it original

Doenjang and ssamjang for bossam are in the Asia Boutique.

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