Easy Korean Fishcake Stir Fry Side Dish
Eomuk Bokkeum. Easy Korean Stir Fry Fishcake, a popular versatile side dish, slightly sweet and savory bursting with umami. This recipe is mild but with a couple of changes can be made spicy. Perfect side dish to a fancy Korean BBQ dinner or have with just rice.
Ingredients
- 8 sheets Fishcake
- 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil as needed
- 2 tsp Garlic minced
- 1/4 Onion sliced
- 2 Korean Peppers chopped
- 1 Green Onion chopped
- 2 tsp Toasted sesame seeds
Sauce
- 1/2 tsp Gochugaru
- 4 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 8 tsp Sugar
- 4 tsp Sesame oil
Instructions
- In a bowl add sauce ingredients: gochugaru, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and mix. Set aside.
- Boil water in a deep pan, blanch fishcake for 30 seconds to soften and remove oils.
- Drain fishcake well and slice.
- Add cooking oil to pan on medium high heat.
- Add fishcake, garlic, onions, peppers, and green onions to the hot oil and stir fry until fishcake are slightly browned.
- Add sauce to the stir fried fish cake and cook until sauce is well mixed.
- Remove from heat and add toasted sesame seeds and enjoy!
Notes
To make the recipe more spicy you can add more gochugaru and/or substitute jalapeno peppers or a spicier pepper of your choice.