Yeo Kyung-ok's Chinese-Style Radish Stew

A tender Chinese-style radish stew simmered with spicy-sweet chili oil and oyster sauce.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those looking to make a unique and delicious side dish using leftover radish
  • Fans of spicy-sweet, tender-textured stewed dishes

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • radish half
  • pork belly 100g
  • garlic 1 clove
  • chili oil 3 tablespoons
  • soy sauce 1 tablespoon
  • oyster sauce 1 tablespoon
  • water 1 cup
  • chicken powder a pinch
  • black pepper a pinch

Recipe 🍳

  1. Cut the radish into 1.5 cm square pieces.
  2. Dice the pork belly into bite-sized pieces, and mince the garlic.
  3. Heat a pan and add 3 tablespoons of chili oil. Sauté the pork belly and minced garlic over medium heat for about 30 seconds until the meat is cooked through.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to enhance the aroma, then add the diced radish and stir-fry until well combined.
  5. Add oyster sauce, chicken powder, and black pepper, and adjust seasoning while stirring evenly.
  6. Pour in 1 cup of water and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, for at least 15 to 30 minutes until the radish becomes soft.
  1. Prepare radish, pork belly, and garlic into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Heat a pan with chili oil, sauté the pork and garlic, then add soy sauce, radish, and stewing seasonings.
  3. Pour in 1 cup of water and simmer over medium-low heat until the radish becomes soft.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Cutting the radish smaller or blanching it briefly in boiling water before cooking can significantly reduce simmering time.
  • Simmering for at least 30 minutes results in radish as soft as cotton candy, deepening the flavor dramatically.
  • You can substitute pork belly with ground pork for easier preparation and equally delicious results.
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