Bite-Size Bulgogi Burgers

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound rib-eye steak, sliced deli-thin
• 1/2 cup ginger-soy marinade, (recipe below)
• 1 cup coke or other cola
• 1 pound ground rib-eye steak
• sea salt and black pepper to taste
• vegetable oil or steak fat for seasoning grill
• 1 slices gouda, quartered
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 8 brioche slider buns or hawaiian dinner rolls
• 8 bamboo toothpicks
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 red onion, julienned
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons classic napa kimchee, drained and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• sea salt and white pepper to taste
• 1/2 yellow onion, cut in quarters
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup mirin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/5 cup coke or other cola
• 1/4 cup sesame oil