Main ingredients 🥩
Fish cakeBean sproutsOnionGreen onionSoy sauceCooking wineRed pepper powderMackerel fish sauceGinger juiceMinced garlicOligosaccharidePotato starch
Okjubu's Bean Sprout and Fish Cake Stew
A simple and quick bean sprout and fish cake stew with a spicy, crunchy texture inspired by abguchim style
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to quickly prepare a spicy and crunchy side dish in no time
- ⭐ Those looking to try something special instead of the usual fish cake stir-fry
Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings
- Fish cake 240g
- Bean sprouts 1 handful
- Onion 1 piece
- Green onion 2 pieces
- Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
- Cooking wine 2 tablespoons
- Red pepper powder 2 tablespoons
- Mackerel fish sauce 2 tablespoons
- Ginger juice 1 tablespoon
- Minced garlic 1 tablespoon
- Oligosaccharide 0.5 tablespoon
- Water 0.5 cup
- Potato starch 1–2 tablespoons
- Vegetable oil a little
Recipe 🍳
- Slice the fish cake into thick, long pieces; dice the onion and cut the green onion into suitable sizes.
- Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a pan, then add the prepared fish cake, onion, and bean sprouts.
- Add the measured soy sauce, cooking wine, red pepper powder, mackerel fish sauce, ginger juice, minced garlic, and oligosaccharide, and stir-fry together with the ingredients.
- Once the ingredients have lost their raw aroma, pour in half a cup of water and gently simmer.
- Mix potato starch with water to make a slurry, then gradually add one spoonful at a time until the sauce reaches the desired thick consistency, similar to abguchim.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and top with the sliced green onion as garnish to finish.
- Cut fish cake and vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
- Add vegetable oil to a pan, then combine all ingredients and seasonings and stir-fry together.
- After the raw smell fades, add water and simmer, then adjust thickness with starch slurry.
Cooking tips 💡
- Do not add all the starch slurry at once—add it gradually in one or two spoonfuls at a time to prevent clumping and achieve your desired consistency.
- To enhance the authentic abguchim flavor, slice the fish cake into large, substantial pieces rather than thin ones.
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