Around where I live, there’s a place called “The Hub” in Catonsville MD, and it’s an amazing Asian food hall.

They have a Charley’s Philly Cheesesteak chain in there, and each and every time I go, I always question why they don’t have a bulgogi kind of cheesesteak, so I made one at home!

Macronutrients

• Calories: 525 ~ 725 per serving (Really depends on the amount of calories in your beef, hoagie, and sauces you decide to add)
• Protein: 41.3 grams ~ 53.8 (This is primarily driven from the beef, and the cheese)
• Carbs: 29.7 ~ 48.7 grams (The amount of carbs in the hoagie bread itself will dictate this. Some breads like 647, the one I used in the picture, have really low calorie, low carb breads)
• Fat: 33.7 ~ 47.8 (A lot of this is from the beef, the cheese, and if you were to add sauces)

Ingredients:

• Thinly Sliced Beef
• Sliced Jalapeño Peppers
• 1sliced White Onion
• Bulgogi Marinade
  • Either buy one from a store, or make one at home! I honestly just buy mine from the store cause I’m too lazy, and it’s good for my big batches of meat. However, my personal recipe is…
  • Homemade Bulgogi Marinade:
    • 1/2 Soy sauce (Korean jin-ganjang if you can)
    • 1/4 Brown sugar
    • 2 tbsp Sesame oil
    • 1/4 cup grated Korean or Asian pear (an apple is fine if you dont have one)
    • 1/4 cup grated Yellow Onion
    • 2 tbsp minced Garlic
    • 1 tbsp grated Ginger
    • 2/4 tsp Black Pepper
    • 2 tbsp mirin (2 tbsp rice vinegar is fine too, and 1 tbsp of water)
    • 1 tbsp gochugaru
    • 1 tsp fish sauce (optional, but adds a lot of umami flavor)
    • 2/4 tbsp of MSG
• Hoagie rolls (or whatever roll you want to put in there)
• Sliced Bell Pepper
• Sliced Green Onions (garnish)
• Sesame Seeds (Garnish
• Red Chili Flakes (Garnish)
• Provolone cheese
  

Tips:

• Marinate the beef overnight in all honesty. This gives it the best flavor by far.
• I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EITHER GRILLING, OR ON A GRIDDLE!
• Don’t be afraid to add more spiciness or sweetness to the marinade or afterwards.
• Throughout the day, maybe every couple of hours (with the exception of marinating overnight), move the contents in the bag around just to make sure everything is marinating well.
• One of my friends did this and strained the excess marinade by rinsing it with water. PLEASE DON’T DO THAT 😭. Do it with your hands, a food strainer, a couple of paper towels, or whatever makes sense.

Steps:

• Step 1: In a bag or container, add in the meat, and the marinate. Let it sit overnight
• Step 2: Once ready to cook, remove the meat from the container and strain out as much excess marinade as you can from the meat.
• Step 3: In an oven or toasted oven, place in slices of provolone cheese on your hoagie bread and set it to broil for roughly 2-2 1/2 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Step 4: In a separate pan, place in your peppers and onions and sauté until they’ve softened up, then transfer to a bowl.
• Step 5: Cook your bulgogi with your preferred method.
• Step 6: Assembly
  • 1st: The toasted bun and cheese
  • 2nd: Meat goes on top
  • 3rd: Sautéed onions and peppers
  • 4th: Garnish
  • 5th (optional): More slices of provolone cheese ontop and broil until melted
  • 6th: Desired sauces