Ttukdak Hyung's Braised Monkfish Cheeks
A hearty cod cheek stew made with crispy fried cod cheeks, bean sprouts, milt, and mixed seafood, stir-fried in a spicy sauce.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to taste the harmony of chewy fried monkfish cheeks and crispy bean sprout seafood stew.
- ⭐ Those looking for a seafood dish with spicy seasoning to stimulate their appetite.
- ⭐ Those preparing a generous and impressive main dish for guests.
Monkfish cheeksFlourRoeSeafood mixBean sproutsGreen onionCheongyang chili pepperGochugaru (Korean chili flakes)Soy sauceAnchovy sauce
Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings
- Monkfish cheeks
- Flour: 300g
- Salt: 0.5 tablespoon
- Pepper: 0.3 tablespoon
- Water: 360ml
- Cooking oil
- Roe: 300g
- Seafood mix: 100g
- Soju
- Cooking oil: 2 tablespoons
- Bean sprouts: 300g
- Green onion: 100g
- Cheongyang chili pepper: 20g
- Gochugaru: 7 tablespoons
- Soy sauce: 3 tablespoons
- Anchovy sauce: 2 tablespoons
- Mirin: 2 tablespoons
- Sugar: 0.5 tablespoon
- Beef bouillon powder: 1 tablespoon
- Hondashi: 0.3 tablespoon
- Minced garlic: 2 tablespoons
- Water: 100ml
- Starch powder: 1 tablespoon
- Sesame oil
- Sesame seeds
Recipe 🍳
- Thaw the monkfish cheeks in water. Monkfish cheeks.
- Mix the following ingredients to make the batter. Flour 300g, salt 0.5 tablespoon, pepper 0.3 tablespoon, water 360ml.
- Coat the monkfish cheeks with the batter and fry until golden brown for crispy monkfish cheeks! Cooking oil.
- Heat the following ingredients in a pan. Water, roe 300g, seafood mix 100g.
- Stir-fry the following ingredients in a pan. Cooking oil 2 tablespoons, bean sprouts 300g, blanched roe and seafood mix, green onion 100g, Cheongyang chili pepper 20g, gochugaru 7 tablespoons, soy sauce 3 tablespoons, anchovy sauce 2 tablespoons, mirin 2 tablespoons, sugar 0.5 tablespoon, beef bouillon powder 1 tablespoon, hondashi 0.3 tablespoon, minced garlic 2 tablespoons, pepper 0.3 tablespoon.
- Add the starch slurry and mix once more. Water 100ml, starch powder 1 tablespoon.
- Top the fried monkfish cheeks generously with the seafood mixture, then sprinkle with the following ingredients to finish! Sesame oil, sesame seeds.
- Coat thawed monkfish cheeks with a batter made from flour, seasoned salt, and pepper, then fry until golden brown in hot oil.
- Blanch cod milt and mixed seafood in a pan, then stir-fry bean sprouts, blanched seafood, green onions, and Cheongyang peppers with spicy seasoning in an oiled pan, thickening with a starch slurry.
- Generously top the fried monkfish cheeks with the finished seafood stir-fry, then drizzle with sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds to complete the hearty and spicy braised monkfish cheek.
Cooking tips 💡
- When preparing braised codfish, stir-fry the bean sprouts and vegetables first, then add the blanched cod and mixed seafood. Cook briefly to prevent toughness.





