Yookhwe (Korean Beef Tartare)
The Korean version of steak tartare, yookhwe is a delicious raw beef dish marinated in a sweet sesame soy sauce, served with asian pear and a raw egg yolk.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 6 oz filet mignon any lean beef
- 1/4 Asian pear
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup water
- sprouts/microgreens optional (garnish)
Seasoning sauce
- 4 tsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 tsp salt or a tiny bit of msg
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 green onion chopped
- 2 tsp crushed sesame seeds
Instructions
- Choose a fresh and lean cut of beef (I used filet mignon) and put it in the freezer for a couple hours. It is super important that the beef is partially frozen- it tastes WAY better that way!
- Mix the seasoning sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Cut the Asian pear into matchsticks and soak in sugar water to prevent them from browning.
- Cut the partially frozen beef into strips or small cubes, then mix them into the seasoning sauce
- Drain the pear and pat them dry, then add it on top of the beef along with an egg yolk and some sprouts. I used a mixture of alfalfa and radish sprouts. Yukhwe is traditionally eaten just like this, but I put it over a bed of rice to make a full meal out of it. You don't have to add rice.
