Grilled Korean Skirt Steak Ssam Lettuce Wraps :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Marinade
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup grated asian pear
• 1/2 cup usukuchi (light soy sauce)
• 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons finely minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs of skirt steak, trimmed of excess fat and silverskin
• For the Ssam Sauce
• 2 tablespoons ssamjang (fermented bean-and-chili paste)
• 1 tablespoon gochujang (Korean chili paste)
• 1/2 cup sherry vinegar
• 1/2 canola or grapeseed oil
• For the Ginger-scallion Sauce
• 2 bunches scallions, thinly sliced (white and greens)
• 1/2 cup minced fresh ginger
• 1/4 cup canola or grapeseed oil
• 3/4 teaspoon sherry vinegar
• For the Kimchi Puree
• 1 cup kimchi
• For Serving
• 1 head of bibb lettuce, separated into individual leaves, rinsed and dried