Jung Ho-young's Burdock Beef Stir-Fry

The ultimate side dish featuring crisp burdock and savory beef simmered to a salty-sweet perfection

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those looking to make a sweet-salty side dish that kids love
  • Those wanting to enjoy nutritious burdock in a delicious and unique way

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • beef (thinly sliced) 150g
  • burdock 1 large
  • carrot a little
  • vegetable oil 1 tablespoon
  • kombu stock (or water) 1 cup
  • soy sauce 3 tablespoons
  • mirin 2 tablespoons
  • clear rice wine 2 tablespoons
  • sugar 1.5 tablespoons
  • toasted sesame seeds a little

Recipe 🍳

  1. Peel the burdock using the back of a knife, then slice it thinly like pencil shavings. Cut the carrot into thin strips.
  2. Heat a pan and add a small amount of vegetable oil. Sauté the thinly sliced beef first.
  3. Once the beef is partially cooked, add the sliced burdock and carrot, and stir-fry together to enhance the aroma.
  4. Add kombu stock, soy sauce, mirin, clear rice wine, and sugar in the specified amounts, and mix well.
  5. Simmer over medium heat until the sauce thickens slightly and the burdock absorbs the seasoning fully.
  6. Turn off the heat when most of the liquid has evaporated, transfer to a serving bowl, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
  1. Thinly slice burdock and carrot and prepare.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and sauté beef, burdock, and carrot in order.
  3. Add stock and seasonings, then simmer until the sauce thickens, and finish with sesame seeds.

Cooking tips 💡

  • If not cooking immediately after slicing, soak the burdock in water with a splash of vinegar to easily prevent browning.
  • Sautéing the ingredients in oil before cooking enhances the burdock’s natural aroma and maintains its crisp texture.

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