World Flavors Cookbook

Bossam (Boiled Pork Wraps)

Tender pork belly boiled with aromatics and served with fresh cabbage leaves, spicy radish salad, and salted shrimp sauce.

Cuisine: South Korea

Ingredients

• 1kg pork belly (block)
• Aromatics: 1 onion, 1 ginger, 5 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp doenjang, 1 tbsp instant coffee
• Wraps: Napa cabbage leaves (salted), lettuce
• Sides: Spicy radish salad (mu-mallaengi), salted shrimp (saeujeot) sauce

Instructions

1. Boil the pork with all aromatics for 1 hour until tender.
2. Let the meat rest, then slice into 0.5cm thick pieces.
3. Serve with cabbage leaves and sides. To eat, wrap a piece of meat with radish salad in a leaf.