Steak Bulgogi Salad with pickled shiitakes Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice vinegar
• ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
• 8 oz. shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
• 3 Tbsp. gochujang or chili garlic sauce
• 3 Tbsp. each rice vinegar and low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. dark corn syrup
• 1 Tbsp. each olive oil and toasted sesame oil
• 2 tsp. each minced fresh garlic and ginger
• 1 head napa cabbage, sliced (6–8 cups)
• 8 oz. mung bean sprouts
• 1 bunch radishes, trimmed and quartered
• 1 cup seeded, sliced English cucumbers
• 1 cup carrot ribbons
• 1 cup sliced scallion greens
• 1 Asian pear, halved, cored, sliced, and halved again
• 1 rib-eye steak (1 lb.), seasoned with salt and black pepper
• ¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted