Jeyuk Bokkeum (제육볶음)

Spicy gochujang pork stir-fry — a lunch-set legend.

Korean name: 제육볶음
Spice level: Spicy
Flavor: spicy · sweet
Typically contains: pork
Vegetarian / vegan: Not vegetarian — meat or seafood is core to the dish
Typical price: ₩8,000–₩12,000 per person checked 2026-07 — varies by area
Good to know: Beginner-friendly ●●●●○ Solo dining ●●●●○ Kid-friendly ●●○○○
Also written as: jeyuk, jeyuk bokum, spicy pork stir-fry, dweji bulgogi

Spice and flavor are editorial assessments of the standard version — individual restaurants and recipes vary. Ingredient notes are typical, not guaranteed: always check with the restaurant for allergies or dietary needs. Eating and cooking notes describe common practice in Korea; our first-hand deep-dives live in the Eat Like a Local guides.

What is Jeyuk Bokkeum?

Jeyuk-bokkeum (제육볶음) is spicy stir-fried pork — thin pork slices in a gochujang-garlic-sugar sauce with onions and scallions, seared hard so the edges caramelize. It is arguably Korea's most common lunch special: the backbone of office-district set menus (baekban) and home tables alike. Eaten over rice or wrapped in lettuce, it is the everyday, weeknight face of Korean spicy pork.

How to eat it

Spoon it over rice — jeyuk-bokkeum is a rice-partner, not a standalone dish.
Wrap with lettuce and ssamjang when it comes as a set with greens.
Add the soup of the day (usually included at lunch places) between spicy bites.

Cooking it at home

Slice pork shoulder or belly thin; marinate briefly in gochujang, gochugaru, soy, sugar, garlic and ginger.
Stir-fry onions first, then pork on high heat until edges char slightly.
Finish with scallion and sesame oil off the heat.

Good to know

High heat is essential — medium heat steams the pork and thins the sauce.

The default 'spicy pork lunch' of Korean office districts; closely related to dwaeji-bulgogi.

Nutrition

Calories	195 kcal
Carbohydrate	4.73 g
Protein	12.15 g
Fat	14.19 g
Sodium	501 mg

Per serving (~250g): ≈488 kcal · sodium ≈1,253 mg (63% of the WHO daily guideline, 2,000 mg)

Per 100g · total serving 250g · Official data: National Integrated Food Nutritional Information Standard Data (Korea MFDS) (DB item: 돼지고기볶음(제육볶음), synced 2026-07-17). Values vary by recipe and portion.