• PREP TIME6 hours 5 minutes
  • COOK TIME6 hours 20 minutes
  • SERVES6 to 10
Ingredients 
  • For the pork
  • 1 whole bone-in, skin-on pork butt or picnic ham, 8 to 10 pounds
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 7 tablespoons brown sugar
  • For the ginger-scallion sauce
  • 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced scallions, both green and white parts
  • 1/2 cup minced fresh ginger
  • 1/4 cup neutral oil, such as canola or grapeseed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons light soy sauce
  • 1 scant teaspoon sherry vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
  • For the ssäm sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ssamjang fermented bean-and-chile paste (available in many Asian markets and online)
  • 1 tablespoon gochujang chile paste (available in many Asian markets and online)
  • 1/2 cup sherry vinegar
  • 1/2 cup neutral oil, such as canola or grapeseed
  • Accompaniments
  • 2 cups plain white rice, cooked
  • 3 heads Bibb lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried
  • Kimchi, if you can find it at the market