Okjubu's Kongjaban

Name: Okjubu's Kongjaban
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 cups soaked black beans; 1 sheet dashima; water (as needed); 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp mirim; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 2 swirls oligo syrup

A super simple kongjaban (braised black soybeans) that's soft and not hard, so even kids enjoy it.

🙋 Recommended for

⭐ Those who want to make a soft kongjaban side dish.
⭐ Those looking for a clean cooking method without foam overflow.

20 min Difficulty Easy side dish

Main ingredients 🥩

black beansdashima (kelp)soy saucemirim (sweet rice wine)sesame oiloligo syrup

Tags 🏷️

Side Dish Super Simple Kid-friendly Side Dish

Detailed recipeQuick recipe

Ingredients needed 🛒4 servings

2 cups soaked black beans
1 sheet dashima
water (as needed)
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp mirim
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 swirls oligo syrup

Recipe 🍳

Put the soaked beans, dashima, and water in a pot and bring to a boil.
Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes, taking care not to let it overflow.
Remove the dashima, add 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp sugar, and mirim, then simmer until slightly reduced.
Turn off the heat, swirl in 2 tbsp sesame oil and 2 swirls of oligo syrup, mix, and finish.

Put soaked beans, dashima, and water in a pot and boil.
Reduce heat and cook beans for 7-8 minutes.
Remove dashima, add soy sauce, sugar, and mirim, then reduce.
Turn off heat, mix in sesame oil and oligo syrup to finish.

Cooking tips 💡

Since soft texture is key for kongjaban, control the heat well when it foams and boils.
Add the oligo syrup and sesame oil only after turning off the heat to maintain gloss and nuttiness without hardening.

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