Sizzling beef bulgogi tacos from Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites (page 191) by Deb Perelman

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  • Ishie1013 on July 11, 2025

    Quick, easy and flavorful.

  • averythingcooks on July 03, 2024

    I finally (!) made this...and we really enjoyed it. I had a fridge jar of sriracha to empty but I'll try gochujang next. I pickled matchsticked carrots, cabbage & radishes in a scoop of pickled red onions + brine (to use in place of kimchi). We tried 1 as just a romaine lettuce wrap with the beef, pickled veg & sour cream and while great tasting, it was super messy so our 2nd ones used a small flour torilla lined with lettuce. We ate these beside some spicy noodles for a great, fun dinner.

  • sydlikestocook on June 11, 2024

    A hit for a 30 minute meal! I made a bowl out of it and my husband enjoyed as tacos. You likely have all the ingredients for this in your home already.

  • Soulkitchenjen on June 05, 2024

    These ARE a little too salty if you use regular soy sauce. The appropriate amount of gochujang is two plops off a soup spoon. They need extra lime. Pretty good, but I might make as rice bowls instead of tacos.

  • TinyCitiKitchen on July 25, 2023

    A surprising hit with a wide array of eaters. I also use it to make a rice bowl (adding a few grilled or roasted veggies)

  • kari500 on August 20, 2022

    I’ve had this on my “want to make” list for ages, and finally got to it last night. Now I want to make it again immediately. These tacos are fantastic, and so easy. The most time consuming thing is chopping the toppings.

  • jenmacgregor18 on August 04, 2022

    I'm so glad I made these. Great flavor for a quick, 30-minute meal. I didn't have any gochujang, so I subbed 1 T of Thai Chili paste, 1 T Sriracha, and some Korean chili flake. This is going into regular rotation.

  • tarae1204 on December 18, 2021

    Agree with all prior comments! Great, flavorful pantry recipe that kids will like. Would be great just on rice or converted to Korean bulgogi nachos!

  • snoozermoose on December 07, 2021

    I enjoyed these. I've made a lot of similar recipes from food blogs over the years, and this one was pretty similar to others though a bit more gingery. My husband prefers regular tacos but I don't think he'd mind having them again.

  • Running_with_Wools on July 30, 2021

    These were great and very quick to make. Another keeper. Entire family and picky kids loved this.

  • stockholm28 on February 20, 2021

    These were good and very quick and easy to make. I served mine in lettuce cups and used gochujang for the heat (alternatives are sriracha or red pepper flakes). They were a little salty, but that is probably my fault; she calls for low sodium soy sauce and I only had regular soy sauce. I topped mine with ”kicky kimchi” from a vendor at my local farmers market. I enjoyed these and would make them again.

  • EmilyR on February 19, 2021

    Quick and simple. After living in LA and NYC, I have to say I've had better bulgogi tacos, but these are easy to doctor up and amend to suit your preferences.

  • KATHCOOKS on December 12, 2020

    TYhis is a great fast recipe with loads of flavor!

  • stef on November 27, 2020

    These were very good and made under 30 minutes. I didn't have kimchi. Not as greasy as another recipe I make.

  • mamacrumbcake on November 04, 2020

    These were very good and easy and made with pantry staples. I thought the beef was a touch salty, but when combined with all of the toppings, it’s was fine. We didn’t have kimchi but we did have some Vietnamese red cabbage pickle. It was pefect with this—and beautiful as well.

  • anya_sf on June 29, 2019

    Quick, easy, and flavorful. I used ground turkey and made sure to buy low-sodium soy sauce so it wasn't too salty. I made extra lettuce and had mine salad-style, while the boys had tacos.

  • clcorbi on May 01, 2018

    SO good. New favorite alert! The flavor on these is awesome with so little effort. I'm pretty sure these would be awesome made with other proteins too; I might try them with seitan crumbles next time.

  • lizbot2000 on April 01, 2018

    I ended up making taco rice out of this recipe, instead of putting everything in a tortilla. It was easy and delicious.

  • Zosia on March 23, 2018

    Flavourful and very quick to make. I didn't have kimchi on hand and though they were delicious without, I'll make sure to have it for next time.

  • hirsheys on January 09, 2018

    This dish was extremely easy - definitely took less than 30 mins as promised. It was tasty, but not necessarily better than normal homemade tacos. (I do have a bit of congestion, though, so I might have been missing some of the flavor...)

  • Rutabaga on January 08, 2018

    My husband and I both loved these tacos. The flavors of the seasoned meat and kimchi, together with the fresh toppings, are simply amazing. Rather than mixing it in with the meat, we sprinkled our own Korean chile flakes on the tacos to taste. We also used ground chicken thigh instead of beef, which worked great with these flavors.

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