Grilled Chicken Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps with Gochujang Aioli

Name: Grilled Chicken Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps with Gochujang Aioli
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: chicken bulgogi (below); 10-12 leaves leafy lettuce (butter lettuce, leaf lettuce, etc.); 2 cups cooked white rice; kimchi or pickled vegetables; gochujang aioli (below); 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (see Recipe Notes); 2 green onions, finely sliced; 1 small yellow onion, peeled & roughly chopped; 4 cloves garlic; 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled (about 2 tablespoons grated); 1/3 cup lightly packed dark brown sugar (can sub regular brown sugar); 1/4 cup soy sauce (can sub tamari if gluten-free); 2 tablespoons mirin (see Recipe Notes); 1 tablespoon sesame oil; optional: 1 tablespoon gochujang (see Recipe Notes); 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated; 1 tablespoon gochujang; 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup; kosher salt & ground black pepper, to season

Instructions

Cook:15min

Always in the search of light, feel-good dinner for the summer months, these Grilled Chicken Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps just might be my favorite warm weather dinner we've ever shared here on PWWB. They're savory, sticky-sweet, & spicy – an utter delight! It all starts with my go-to bulgogi marinade, a recipe I inherited from my grandma. While it's a little more Hawaiian in style than traditionally Korean, it comes together quickly thanks to a blender or food processor & it packs a big punch of flavor thanks to bold aromatic ingredients like onion, garlic, ginger, sesame oil & gochujang. A generous amount of dark brown sugar provides sweetness for irresistibly charred grill marks, which is balanced by a little soy sauce & rice wine for savory flavor. Let the marinade soak into the bulgogi chicken, then simply grill it up & wrap it in crisp lettuce with rice, pickled veggies, & a drizzle of creamy gochujang aioli. If lettuce wraps aren't your thing, you're still in good hands here – refer to the blog post, above, for other serving ideas (everything from rice bowls to tacos!). A light dinner with deliciously bold Korean-inspired flavor...this grilled chicken bulgogi was an instant favorite here at the PWWB House, & we think you'll love it too. ♡ Happy cooking!

Updated at: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:42:44 GMT