My first experience with meat jun was in Hawaii. Meat jun is thinly sliced beef battered in flour and egg. Interestingly, meat jun was first made in Oahu at a local Korean restaurant named Kimchee #1. So, it is a local Hawaii Korean dish. You will see meat jun served in local Korean restaurants and plate lunch restaurants all over Hawaii. Fish Jun is a variation of meat jun and is made from tilapia, cod or flounder. Both meat and fish jun are super delicious!!!
After tasting and eating meat jun at many restaurants on Oahu, I concocted my very own recipe. It is not too sweet or too salty! The secret to making this a great dish is the marinade. My marinade consists of soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and minced garlic. The meat absorbs the sauces and juices as it marinates overnight.
Just a heads up, you will need to marinate the meat overnight, so you will not be cooking the meat until the next day! Read the next section to start making this recipe!
Love local Hawaii food? Try these recipes from my blog:
- Salmon with Furikake and Mayo
- Hawaiian Coconut Pudding
- Kalua Chicken
DIRECTIONS
Prepare the marinade. In a large glass pan or bowl, pour in the water, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Use thinly sliced beef (e.g. chuck roast, top round or sirloin) for this recipe. I used thinly sliced top round steak. Place the beef slices into the pan. Next, add the minced garlic on top. Make sure the meat soaks into the marinade. Then, place it in the refrigerator and marinate overnight.
After marinating overnight, remove the beef from the fridge. Take 2 plates. Pour flour in one plate. Crack the eggs in the second plate and whisk. The, take a slice of the marinated meat, cover with flour and dip into the egg. Additionally, make sure the meat is covered completely in flour so the egg sticks to the meat.
Heat a pan with oil so it covers the meat when you fry it. Heat on medium heat. Use a wooden chopstick to check if the oil is ready. Place the chopstick into the oil. If the oil bubbles around the chopstick, the oil is ready. Next, take the battered meat and place it in the pan to fry. When both sides are golden brown, remove from the pan.
Place paper towels on a plate and place the finished meat jun on it. Let the oil from the meat jun drain onto the paper towel. Repeat the above steps until all the meat is cooked.
Time to eat! Please enjoy. Leave any comments or feedbacks on my recipe. I would love to hear from you!
Meat Jun Recipe
Meat jun is thinly sliced beef battered in flour and egg. Meat jun is a local Korean dish from Hawaii. You will see meat jun served in local Korean restaurants and plate lunch restaurants all over the island.
CourseMain Course
CuisineKorean
KeywordMeat Jun
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author TheFoodieLuv
Ingredients
- 1/2poundthinly sliced beef (chuck roast, sirloin, top round)
- 1/8teaspoonsesame oil
- 1/8cupsoy sauce
- 1/8cupsugar
- 3/4cupwater
- 2tablespoonminced garlic
Instructions
Prepare the marinade. In a large glass pan or bowl, pour in the water, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Place the beef slices into the pan. Add the minced garlic on top. Make sure the meat is soaked into the marinade. Marinate overnight.
After marinating overnight, remove the beef from the fridge. Take 2 plates. Pour flour in one plate. Crack the eggs in the second plate and whisk. Take a slice of the marinated meat, cover with flour and dip into the egg. Make sure the meat is covered completely in flour so the egg sticks to the meat.
Heat a pan with oil so it covers the meat when you fry it. Heat on medium heat. Use a wooden chopstick to check if the oil is well heated. Stick the chopstick into the oil. If the oil bubbles around the chopstick, the oil is ready.
Take the meat that has been battered and place it in the pan to fry. When both sides are golden brown, remove from the pan.
Place paper towels on a plate and place the finished meat jun on it. Let the oil from the meat jun drain onto the paper towel.
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until all the meat is cooked.
Serve immediately with a hot bowl of rice!
