Bossam (Boiled Pork Wraps)

Bossam is a boiled pork dish and the word "ssam" literally means wraps in Korean.  I prepared this dish when I made my new batch of pogi kimchi few days ago.  The boiled pork is really delicious to eat with newly made kimchi.  I think this is a very well balance meal where you have meat and vegetables together :)

 

My husband told me that there is a secret ingredient used in making this dish - Coffee.  It's said that the coffee will help to reduce the pork smell and enhanced the flavour of the dish, and it also gives a nicer and deeper colour to the pork.  You can use any types of pork but in our household, we usually make this dish with pork belly. 

 

 

 

Serving: 2 person

Ingredients:

350g Pork belly

1 Onion (Small size)

About 12cm length of Leek (white part)

6 cloves Garlic

1 piece Ginger (about half thumb size)

A pinch Black pepper

1 tbsp Duenjang (fermented soybean paste)

1 tsp Coffee powder

1 liter Water

 

For the wrap:

Geotjeori (Fresh Kimchi Salad) - Drizzle some sesame oil, sesame seeds, and a pinch of sugar on the newly made kimchi, toss slightly.

Lettuce

Perilla leaves (optional)

Sliced garlic

Sliced chilli

Sauce: Salted shrimp

 

Step by step photos:

 

1. Prepare a pot, add in water, onion, leek, garlic, ginger, black pepper, duenjang and coffee powder.  Bring to a boil at medium high heat.
2. Once it starts to boil, add in pork belly and cook for 1 hour or until the pork meat is cooked and tender over medium low heat.
3. When the pork is completely cooked, turn the heat off and let the meat rest and cool down in the liquid.
4. After the meat has cool down, take out from the liquid and slice thinly.
5. Serve with kimchi, vegetables and sauce.



How to eat: Take a lettuce and perilla leave, put it on your hand palm, place a piece of sliced boiled pork, garlic, chilli, kimchi and 3 to 4 piece of tiny salted shrimp, wrap them up and put in the mouth~ yummm ^^

* You can make the wrap with some rice in it too.