Main ingredients 🥩
Pork bellyStore-bought soybean paste bossam sauceEggplantKorean chili peppersRiceEggScallions
Ttukdak Hyung's Korean-Style Eggplant Rice Bowl
A fusion rice bowl sauce made with savory soybean paste-based pork belly, large chunks of eggplant, and zesty Korean chili peppers, cooked in the microwave in just 6 minutes.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Students living alone who are tired of delivery food or the same old soy sauce and egg rice, and want to quickly make a hearty, one-dish meal.
- ⭐ Those who want to enjoy the harmony of soft eggplant texture and savory meat sauce in one bowl at a great value.
- ⭐ Those who want to finish a meal cleanly using only the microwave, without getting oil splattered in their pans or kitchen.
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- 150g pork belly, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 pouch store-bought soybean paste bossam sauce
- 1/2 eggplant
- 3-4 Korean chili peppers
- 1 bowl cooked rice
- 1 fried egg
- A little chopped scallions
- A little sesame seeds
Recipe 🍳
- Gently knead the thinly sliced, bite-sized pork belly inside the store-bought soybean paste sauce pouch until evenly coated.
- Place the pouch with the pork belly inside the microwave and heat for about 3 minutes to partially cook the pork belly.
- While the pork is cooking, cut the eggplant and Korean chili peppers into bite-sized pieces, similar to the pork.
- After 3 minutes, carefully open the pouch and add the sliced eggplant and spicy Korean chili peppers into the sauce with the pork.
- Shake or knead the pouch to mix the contents well, then return it to the microwave and heat for an additional 3 minutes.
- Place warm rice in a deep bowl and generously top with the cooked eggplant and pork belly mixture from the pouch.
- Finally, top with a sunny-side-up fried egg, and sprinkle with chopped scallions and sesame seeds for mixing and eating.
- Mix pork belly in the sauce pouch, knead, then microwave for 3 minutes.
- Add bite-sized, thick-cut eggplant and Korean chili peppers to the pouch and microwave for another 3 minutes.
- Generously top warm rice with the stir-fried ingredients, served with a fried egg, scallions, and sesame seeds for mixing.
Cooking tips 💡
- If you don't have spicy and zesty Korean chili peppers, you can substitute them with sweet bell peppers or fragrant green onions, chopped, for a delicious alternative that even children can enjoy.
- Slicing the eggplant too thinly can cause it to become mushy due to the intense microwave heat, so it's best to cut it at least 1cm thick to maintain its texture.
Shop ingredients on Coupang(Ad)
You might also like
YouTubeTtukdak Hyung's Japanese-Style Eggplant Rice Bowl: Nasu Don
A savory and hearty Japanese-style eggplant rice bowl, Nasu-don, made by pan-frying starch-coated eggplant until crispy, then simmering stir-fried pork and green onions in a miso paste sauce, served over rice.
EggplantPotato starchGreen onionPorkMiso paste
One-bowl mealHome cooking
YouTubeTtukdak Hyung's Chinese Style Mapo Eggplant Rice Bowl
Crispy fried eggplant coated in starch, stir-fried with minced meat and vegetables in a savory doubanjiang sauce, served over rice.
EggplantPotato starchGingerMinced meatOnion
One-bowl mealHome cooking
YouTubeStriker Chef's Vegan Eggplant Donburi
A hearty vegan one-bowl meal featuring eggplant, tenderly steamed in the microwave, coated in starch, pan-fried until savory, and served with a refreshing lime sauce.
EggplantTamari soy saucePalm sugarMirinLime
Summer SpecialtySuper Simple
YouTubeStriker Chef's Peanut Butter Sauce Eggplant Rice Bowl
An exotic healthy rice bowl where savory peanut butter and spicy sriracha enhance the flavor of tender eggplant steak.
EggplantPeanut butterWhite soy sauceSrirachaHoney
Healthy foodExotic dishSuper simple
YouTubeSeungwoo Dad's Thai-Style Pork Over Rice
A super simple Thai-style pork over rice made in 10 minutes without chopping, using crown daisy and fish sauce instead of water spinach and fish sauce.
PorkCrown DaisyOyster SauceFish SaucePerilla Oil
Super SimpleOne-Pan MealFridge Clean-out
YouTubeBaek Jong-won's Thai-Style Spinach Beef Rice Bowl
Ground pork and crispy spinach stir-fried in fish sauce and oyster sauce for a spicy-salty Thai-flavored one-bowl dish with authentic local taste.
porkspinachcheongyang chilired chiligarlic
super easyspicyunique dish