Jeju Heuk Dwaeji (Grilled Black Pork)

Ingredients

• •Pork belly
• •Pork collar
• •Coarse salt
• •Sesame oil
• •Garlic
• •Ssamjang
• •Lettuce
• •Perilla leaves
• •Kimchi

Steps

1. 1Slice thick cuts of pork belly and pork collar from the local black pig breed, keeping the pieces fairly thick for grilling.
2. 2Season the pork simply with coarse salt, letting it sit at room temperature for about twenty minutes before cooking.
3. 3Heat a heavy grill pan or griddle until very hot, then lay the pork pieces on it without crowding the pan.
4. 4Grill the pork for several minutes per side, turning occasionally with tongs, until deeply browned on the outside and cooked through but still juicy.
5. 5Toward the end of grilling, sear a few whole garlic cloves alongside the pork until softened and lightly charred.
6. 6Once cooked, use kitchen scissors to snip the pork into smaller, bite-sized pieces directly on the grill.
7. 7Wrap a piece of pork in a lettuce or perilla leaf along with a dab of ssamjang, a slice of grilled garlic, and a little kimchi.
8. 8Fold the wrap closed and eat it in one bite, repeating with fresh leaves for each piece of pork.