Grilled Pork Belly (Samgyeopsal-gui)

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1. 1Step 1: Slice pork belly into bite sized pieces. Put it on a large plate and keep it in the refrigerator.
2. 2Step 2: Make green onion salad: Soak shredded green onion in cold water for 5 minutes. Rinse and drain.
3. 3Step 3: Combine soy sauce, sugar, sesame seeds, toasted sesame oil, and hot pepper flakes in a small bowl. Mix well and set aside.
4. 4Step 4: Portion the green onion into small serving bowls, and put some sauce on top of each. Set aside.
5. 5Step 5: Make ssamjang (dipping sauce): Combine soybean paste, hot pepper paste, sugar, green onion, garlic, sesame seeds, and toasted sesame oil in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
6. 6Step 6: Prepare vegetables: From the left: onion, garlic, green chili peppers, cucumber, carrot, and perilla leaves.
7. 7Step 7: Heat up your grill plate or pan. Put a little toasted sesame oil on the hot plate for flavor.
8. 8Step 8: Cover the grill plate with pork belly. Grill them and turn them over when the bottoms get a little crispy. Keep cooking and turning them over until both sides are crispy.
9. 9Step 9: As the pieces get ready to eat, take them off the grill and put them on a small side plate. People can take the pieces from this plate, or if they’re too hungry they can take them right off the grill!
10. 10Step 10: Eat, but keep cooking!
11. 11Step 11: How to eat: Put a piece of lettuce on a plate or in your hand. Add a piece of perilla leaf and a piece of cooked pork.
12. 12Step 12: Add ssamjang, cooked onion or garlic, and some green onion salad on top.
13. 13Step 13: Fold the lettuce leaf over so you have a little package.
14. 14Step 14: Pop it into your mouth in one shot. Don’t bite it in half, it will break open! One-shot!