Yeo Kyung-ok's Pumpkin Stir-Fry
A simple and quick side dish that preserves the crisp texture of pumpkin by quickly stir-frying it after a brief blanching
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to make a quick and easy side dish
- ⭐ Those who want to fully enjoy the crisp texture of pumpkin
pumpkingarlicsesame oilhulled sesame seeds
Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings
- pumpkin 1 large
- garlic 3 cloves
- vegetable oil 2 tablespoons
- salt a pinch
- sesame oil 1 tablespoon
- hulled sesame seeds a pinch
Recipe 🍳
- Cut the pumpkin in half, then slice into pieces. Mince the garlic.
- Blanch the sliced pumpkin in boiling water for a moment, then remove and drain well to remove excess moisture.
- Heat a pan over medium-high heat, add vegetable oil, and sauté the minced garlic until fragrant.
- Add the blanched pumpkin to the pan and quickly stir-fry with the garlic oil.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Turn off the heat, drizzle with sesame oil and sprinkle with hulled sesame seeds, then gently toss to finish.
- Slice the pumpkin and briefly blanch it in boiling water, then drain thoroughly.
- Heat oil in a pan, sauté minced garlic until aromatic, then add the pumpkin and stir-fry.
- Season with salt, then add sesame oil and hulled sesame seeds to finish.
Cooking tips 💡
- Blanching the pumpkin before stir-frying reduces cooking time and helps maintain its crisp texture.
- Add the pumpkin only after the garlic aroma has fully developed for better flavor.





