Bossam (Boiled Pork Wraps) | Universal Yums

Ingredients

• Tender inner parts of 1 napa cabbage, salted or red or green leaf lettuce
• (Dissolve 1/2 cup coarse salt in 4 cups of water, and soak the cabbage leaves until softened, 2 to 4 hours. Rinse and drain well.)
• Radish salad, (musaengchae)
• Saewujeot (salted shrimp) use it as is or mix with a little bit of gochugaru, sesame oil and seeds, and chopped scallion
• 2 whole fresh pork belly about 3-inch wide cut about 2.5 pounds
• 1/2 medium onion
• 2 - 3 white parts of large scallions
• 7 - 8 plump garlic cloves
• 1 inch ginger (thumb size), sliced
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppers
• 1 1/2 tablespoons doenjang, fermented soybean paste
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee, or a cup of brewed coffee or a small bottle (or can) of beer - 12 ounces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 7 to 8 cups water (see note) if using brewed coffee or beer, reduce the amount of water by the equal amount