Meats

Bo Ssam (David Chang, Adapted)

Pork

  • 8 to 10 lb bone-in pork butt (shoulder)
  • 1 cup sugar (for the overnight cure)
  • 1 cup kosher salt (for the overnight cure)
  • 7 tbsp brown sugar (for the crust)
  • 1 tbsp salt (for the crust)

Gochujang Sauce

  • 1/4 cup gochujang
  • 1 tablespoon ssamjang
  • 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
  • 1/4 cup neutral oil

Ginger Scallion Sauce

  • 2 1/2 cups sliced scallions
  • 1/2 cup minced ginger
  • 1/4 cup neutral oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • Pinch of salt

Doenjang Soup

  • 1 doenjang cube (or 1 to 2 tbsp doenjang)
  • Boiling water

To Serve

  • Lettuce leaves, for wrapping
  • Steamed rice

Directions

  • Cure the pork: rub the bone-in pork butt all over with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup kosher salt. Set on a rack over a tray and refrigerate overnight.
  • Roast: wipe off any excess liquid and roast the pork at 300°F for about 6 hours, basting occasionally, until it is fall-apart tender.
  • Crust it: mix 7 tbsp brown sugar with 1 tbsp salt and rub it over the pork. Crank the oven to 500°F and roast 10 to 15 minutes, until a dark, glazed crust forms.
  • Gochujang sauce: whisk together the gochujang, ssamjang, sherry vinegar, and neutral oil until smooth.
  • Ginger scallion sauce: combine the sliced scallions, minced ginger, neutral oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and a pinch of salt. Let it rest at least 15 minutes before serving.
  • Doenjang soup: drop a doenjang cube into boiling water, stir until dissolved, and it's done.
  • Serve family style: pull the pork and set it out with lettuce leaves, rice, both sauces, and the soup. Wrap a little pork and rice in a lettuce leaf with both sauces and eat.

David Chang's Bo Ssam, slightly adapted, from Instagram reel by Wayne & Nancy (@seattlehanddoc). A whole bone-in pork butt sugar-and-salt cured overnight, slow-roasted at 300°F for ~6 hours until fall-apart tender, then finished with a brown-sugar crust at 500°F. Served Korean lettuce-wrap style with gochujang sauce, ginger scallion sauce, doenjang soup, lettuce and rice. Called one of their top five all-time recipes. Recipe was fully written in the caption. Note: the caption was a #ad for Ofood gochujang / doenjang cubes. https://instagram.com/reel/DekWjnbMIUL