Main ingredients 🥩
KimchiGochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes)Soy sauceSugarCorn syrupGarlicGochujang (Korean chili paste)OnionCooking oilSesame seeds
Ttukdak Hyung's Stir-fried Kimchi
A side dish-style stir-fried kimchi that is not stir-fried over high heat but slowly simmered with seasonings over low heat like steaming, resulting in deep umami flavor.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want a moist, soft, and richly flavored stir-fried kimchi like store-bought convenience store versions
- ⭐ Those looking for a deeply umami kimchi dish to accompany lunchbox sides or tofu kimchi
- ⭐ Those who want an easy recipe where all ingredients go in at once without tricky heat control
Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings
- Kimchi, as needed
- Cooking oil, a little
- Gochugaru, 1 tbsp
- Soy sauce, 1 tbsp
- Sugar, 1 tbsp
- Corn syrup, 1 tbsp
- Minced garlic, 1 tbsp
- Gochujang, 1 tbsp
- Onion, 1/2
- Dashida (optional), a little
- Toasted sesame seeds, a little
Recipe 🍳
- In a pan, add a little cooking oil, then add sliced kimchi, gochugaru, soy sauce, sugar, corn syrup, minced garlic, and gochujang in the specified amounts.
- Add the sliced onion, then pour in enough water to cover the ingredients so that the seasonings mix evenly.
- Cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and simmer slowly until the seasonings and moisture are fully absorbed into the kimchi.
- When the liquid is almost gone and the mixture is moist, add a little dashida if desired to enhance the umami.
- Turn off the heat, generously sprinkle toasted sesame seeds, and mix well to finish.
- Place kimchi, onion, water, and all seasoning ingredients into a pan.
- Cover with a lid and simmer over low heat until the liquid is reduced, as if steaming.
- When most of the moisture is gone, add dashida to taste and sesame seeds, then mix.
Cooking tips 💡
- The key secret to achieving a soft texture is to cook the kimchi over low heat for a long time like steaming, rather than stir-frying aggressively.
- If the kimchi is very sour, slightly increase the amount of sugar to balance the flavor.
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