Ansan butcher hanwoo flower sirloin cooked medium rare: Morakmorak

Hi everyone, this is Mommy Goddess~ I visited Morakmorak Home & Cook, an Ansan butcher shop known for its hanwoo (Korean beef) and a local favorite in Seongpo-dong. I bought hanwoo and pan-fried it my own way until it melted in my mouth, and I also got pork and grilled it golden until it was bursting with savory flavor — want to see how it went haha?

Where is Morakmorak Home & Cook, and is there parking?

Morakmorak Home & Cook is on basement level 1 of Star Plaza, 513 Hwarang-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan. I went down to the building's basement level 1. The parking lot was spacious and easy to use.

I came in through this entrance.

Once inside, I turned right and found my way to the store~

• Name: Morakmorak Home & Cook
• Address: 경기 안산시 상록구 화랑로 513 스타프라자 지층
• Hours: 9:30 AM – 8:30 PM
• Closed: Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays

What the Ansan butcher shop stocks, from hanwoo and pork to meal kits

The display cases at Morakmorak Home & Cook were beautifully organized meats, easy to take in at a glance. There was a wide variety by cut, and the owner even gave me recommendations~ There was pork, there was soup meat too.

They also had chadolbagi (thinly sliced beef brisket), woo samgyeop (beef belly), soup meat, seolleongtang, sujigomtang, and bulgogi for galbitang~ So many kinds of meal kits, plenty of options for an easy meal at home. Dakbal (chicken feet), jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), galbijjim, dakgalbi, seolleongtang, galbitang, LA galbi, dogani tang, tteokgalbi, kkorigomtang — they had it all!

I heard the hanwoo handmade tteokgalbi was delicious, but it was all sold out — so disappointing ㅠ,ㅠ

What we bought: hanwoo flower sirloin and pork mixed grill, 19,800 won each

What I chose at Morakmorak Home & Cook was the ₩19,800 handon mixed grill and the ₩19,800 hanwoo female cow flower sirloin. I agonized a bit before deciding.

The owner's thoughtfulness stood out with a service of vitamin C candy and kids' candy~ They said if you call while they're away, they'll come running! When I mentioned it would take some time to get home, the kind owner even wrapped the ice pack in plastic wrap for me. There's a restroom right nearby too. And they thoughtfully packed scallion strips, sesame sauce, and wasabi!

How to cook hanwoo flower sirloin steak with olive oil, salt and butter

A flat cut of deep red sirloin — let me share my own way of grilling it~ Expect it to melt in your mouth haha.

First, I drizzle olive oil and sprinkle fine salt all over~ Then I leave it at room temperature for 20–30 minutes.

I put 3 pieces of seasoned salted butter in the frying pan.

I add a big spoonful of minced garlic and grill it~ It's said hanwoo, like beef in general, boosts immunity, helps prevent anemia, aids recovery from fatigue, and supports brain function and concentration — nice to know while eating it~ Sizzling away, I cut it into bite-sized pieces and kept grilling~ The smell of the butter was insane, mouth-watering stuff haha. I cranked the induction burner up to about 8 and seared it hot and fast.

With the leftover butter, I threw in washed bean sprouts and melted another piece of butter while cooking them~

Ta-da~ the finished meal — looks so good, doesn't it. It tastes even better than it looks. Please try grilling it the way I showed you~ It tastes just like the steak from a famous chef's restaurant.

Deliciously grilled steak, tasty even on its own, but

paired with bean sprouts, cherry tomatoes, parsley, and dipped in wasabi — amazing!

Cutting it into small pieces, the cross-section was cooked to a perfect medium rare~ Very tender to chew, and the more you chew, the more savory flavor spreads through your mouth. Thanks to the olive oil it was even more glossy and moist, and combined with the seared garlic, it had a luxurious taste to the steak.

Handon pork mixed grill with shredded scallions and sesame sauce

Nicely colored pork — said to help flush out heavy metals and waste, support vascular health, and help with skin beauty and elasticity, among other pork benefits. Put the meat on the grill plate~ you know the rule~ don't flip it too many times haha. Flipped it at just the right moment~

Wow~~~ golden-brown grilled pork, looks so good.

I cut it into bite-sized pieces for the kids and served it with various side dishes. Thanks to the fresh scallion strips they gave us, the fragrant scallion aroma blended nicely with the sesame sauce, bringing out the pork's savory flavor even more~

Is Morakmorak Home & Cook worth a return visit?

Morakmorak Home & Cook is an Ansan butcher shop with a great variety of meal kits and meat cuts! The owner was kind too, and grilling the meat at home was so delicious~ Protein refill complete! Both the hanwoo and the handon turned out great, making this a Seongpo-dong favorite I'm glad I visited.