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Ojingeo Bokkeum - Pan-fried spicy squid

Prep Time:

45 minutes

Cook Time:

10 minutes

About the Recipe

A very tasty squid. A receip of Korean kitchen, with is close to Japanese, has the spiciness of Thai and the simplicity of Chinese and yet quite different

Ingredients

1lb squid

oil

1 carrot, halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into thin slices

1 onion, halved and sliced

3 spring onions in longer pieces


rice


Sauce:

2tbsp gochujang chili paste

1tbsp couchugaro chili powder

1tbsp mirin

2tsp soy

1tbsp honey

4 cloves crushed garlic

freshly grated ginger

Preparation

  1. The squid must be prepared first. To do this, pull the head and tentacles out of the body, remove the fines and remove the skin on the surface. Then cut open the tubes, remove the remains of the innards and the sword and rinse with cold water. Pat dry and make diamond-shaped cuts on the inside with a sharp knife (do nut cut through). Then cut the tubes into 5cm pieces and also trim the tentacles

  2. Cook the rice

  3. Mix all the sauce ingredients together

  4. Heat the oil in a pan over a high heat. Stir fry the carrots and onion slices in the pan faor about 5 minutes until they start to soften. Add the squid pieces, spring onions and sauce and stir fry over a high heat for 2-3 minutes until the squid pieces are no longer translucent. Remove from heat and stir in the sesame oil

  5. Spread the rice and the squid sauce on top and sprinkle with sesame seeds

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