Kim Dae-seok's Gochujang Grilled Eel and Ginger Pickle

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

• 1 pack cleaned freshwater eel (700g, 3 eels in the video)
• 3 spoons gochujang
• 1 spoon chili powder
• 1 spoon minced garlic
• 0.5 spoon minced ginger
• 1/5 onion, grated
• 1 cheongyang chili pepper
• 1.5 spoons raw sugar (for sauce)
• 1 heaping spoon starch syrup
• 2 spoons mirim
• 2 spoons Jin-ganjang
• 3 pinches black pepper
• 5 pieces ginger (for pickle)
• 2 spoons raw sugar (for pickle)
• 5 spoons vinegar
• 2 pinches salt (for pickle)
• 2 spoons water (for pickle)
• hot water, enough to cover ginger
• about 0.5 spoon salt (for seasoning eel)
• cooking oil, as needed (for pan)
• perilla leaves, as needed for serving

Recipe 🍳