Bo Ssam
By :Instant Brands Culinary Team
Instant Pot Bo Ssam
Instant Pot Bo Ssam
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Cuisine Korean
Difficulty Medium
Browse Category Meat
Cooking Technique Sauté, Slow Cook
Main Ingredient doenjang, gochu-garu, Pork Butt
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Servings
6-8 servings
Ingredients
For the Bo ssam:
  • 3-4 lbs bone-in pork butt
  • 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 15 garlic cloves
  • 10 slices fresh ginger peeled and cut into 0.2-inch thick pieces
  • 1/2 onion cut into big chucks
  • 4 heads green onions use the white parts only with roots
  • 15-20 whole black peppers
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 2 tbsp doenjang
  • 1 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 7 cups cold water
For the Bo-ssam sauce:
  • 1/4 cup gochujang Korean chili pepper paste
  • 1/2 cup doenjang Korean soybean paste
  • 1 tbsp gochu-garu Korean chili pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp scallions white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp minced fresh garlic
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp granulated sugar
Optional:
  • Freshly shucked oysters
  • 2 cups cabbage kimchi coarsely chopped
  • 2 leaves heads tender lettuce such as Bibb or butter lettuce, separated into whole
  • Seasonal pickles such as pickled cucumbers, or onions, for serving
Cuisine Korean
Difficulty Medium
Browse Category Meat
Cooking Technique Sauté, Slow Cook
Main Ingredient doenjang, gochu-garu, Pork Butt
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Servings
6-8 servings
Ingredients
For the Bo ssam:
  • 3-4 lbs bone-in pork butt
  • 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 15 garlic cloves
  • 10 slices fresh ginger peeled and cut into 0.2-inch thick pieces
  • 1/2 onion cut into big chucks
  • 4 heads green onions use the white parts only with roots
  • 15-20 whole black peppers
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 2 tbsp doenjang
  • 1 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 7 cups cold water
For the Bo-ssam sauce:
  • 1/4 cup gochujang Korean chili pepper paste
  • 1/2 cup doenjang Korean soybean paste
  • 1 tbsp gochu-garu Korean chili pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp scallions white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp minced fresh garlic
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp granulated sugar
Optional:
  • Freshly shucked oysters
  • 2 cups cabbage kimchi coarsely chopped
  • 2 leaves heads tender lettuce such as Bibb or butter lettuce, separated into whole
  • Seasonal pickles such as pickled cucumbers, or onions, for serving
Instant Pot Bo Ssam
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Instructions
  1. Select SAUTÉ-High and set the time for 30 minutes. Press START.
  2. Add oil to the Inner Pot. When the oil is hot, sear the pork for 2 minutes for each side.
  3. Once the pork is seared, press CANCEL.
  4. Add the all the ingredients for Bo-ssam above on the list into the pot.
  5. Close the lid.
  6. Select SLOW COOK-Low and set the time to 10 hours. Press START.
  7. In a medium bowl, add the gochujang, doenjang, gochu-garu, scallions, minced fresh garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and granulated sugar then mix well. Once combined, cover with the plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.
  8. When the cooking time is done, carefully open the lid and take out the pork.
  9. Place the pork in strainer. Cool it off for 5 minutes.
  10. Discard the liquid from the pot.
  11. Pull or slice (0.5-inch thick) the pork and arrange it on a platter.
  12. Serve the meat immediately with the Bo-ssam sauce.