Whenever I make this glistening dish of thin slices of pork and caramelized onions, spicy-hot with hot pepper paste, hot pepper flakes, and green chili, people go crazy. If you need a great dish in a hurry, this is the way to go.

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound pork belly or boneless pork shoulder, cut into about 1½-x-1-x-¼-inch pieces
• ¼ cup Korean hot pepper paste (gochujang)
• 1 tablespoon Korean hot pepper flakes (gochu-garu)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
• ½ cup sliced onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ teaspoon minced peeled ginger
• 1 scallion, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 green Korean chili pepper (cheong-gochu), stemmed and chopped
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine the pork, hot pepper paste, hot pepper flakes, soy sauce, sugar, onion, garlic, ginger, scallion, black pepper, chili pepper, and sesame oil in a large skillet and mix together with a wooden spoon.
2. Set the pan over high heat and stir-fry until the pork is cooked through but still juicy and the onion is caramelized, 10 to 12 minutes.
3. Transfer to a serving plate, sprinkle with the sesame seeds, and serve.