Korea

Nakji Bokkeum

Name: Nakji Bokkeum
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 500 g Small octopus (nakji); 2 tbsp Gochujang; 1 tbsp Gochugaru; some of each Garlic & ginger; some of each Onion & carrot; some of each Spring onion & sesame

Spicy stir-fried octopus

Nakji bokkeum is a fiery Korean dish of small octopus stir-fried in a gochujang sauce.

The short, hot cooking keeps the octopus tender, while gochugaru and garlic bring intense heat.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Small octopus (nakji)500 g
Gochujang2 tbsp
Gochugaru1 tbsp
Garlic & gingersome of each
Onion & carrotsome of each
Spring onion & sesamesome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Clean the octopus and cut into pieces.
Mix gochujang, gochugaru and garlic into a sauce.
Fry onion and carrot in the wok.
Add octopus and sauce and stir-fry hard.
Serve with spring onion and sesame.

Make it original

Gochujang and gochugaru are in the Asia Boutique.

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