Bossam | 보쌈 | Boiled Pork Wraps

I cook Bossam as main dish for his birthday meal since we both love this dish. Bossam is a Korean boiled pork dish where the meat is eaten with veggie wrap (ssam). The boiled pork is called Suyuk 수육. While the ssam normally consist of lettuce, perilla leaves, salted napa cabbage, radish salad, salted fermented shrimp, raw oyster or anything that up to your preference.

Ingredients:

Pork belly in whole & wide cut - 1kg

Yellow onion - 1/2 pc

Green onion white parts - 2 stalks

Garlic cloves - 8 pcs

Ginger slice - 2 pcs

Black peppers - few dash

Dwenjang - 1-1/2 tablespoon

Brewed coffee* - 1/2 cup

Water - 8 to 10 cups

*Brewed coffee is use here to make the meat color looks darker. 

It can be omit or substitute with 1 teaspoon of instant coffee powder

How to cook:

Step 1. 

In a pot, put in all the ingredients (except pork belly), let it boil over medium heat for about 5 minutes. 

Step 2.
Add the whole pork belly, continue to let it boil for 20 minutes without cover under medium high heat.

Step 3. 

After 20 mins, reduce the heat to medium low, continue to let it boil with cover this time for another 20 mins. Boil until the meat is very tender then it is done. 

Step 4. 

Remove the pork belly from the pot, thinly slice the meat and serve with ssam ingredients. Tips: If you are not going to consume the boiled pork belly so soon, leave it soak in the broth to keep the meat moist and warm.

Below are the veggies that that I prepared for the ssam. Lettuce / perilla leaves / slice onions, garlics, chilli peppers & ssamjang / Musaengchae (Radish salad) and Cut kimchi.  I will share the recipe of Musaengchae in another recipe later.