One of my Korean friends gave me some very fresh Korean green sweet peppers from her garden. Wow! They were so fresh and delicious! We call this pepper “putgochu” (풋고추) in Korean. We could not find an English name for this pepper. The skin is a little thick and the texture is crunchy. It is not very spicy compared to other hot peppers. It even has a little sweet flavor to it. It is good eaten raw, dipped in soybean paste, or used in meat wrapping. Today, I will show you how to make a simple side dish using it. I still have more peppers left, so I will post another recipe using them later. Expect it. 😉
Yield: 1 Cup
Short Korean Lesson
- Gan (간) = Liver
- SimJang (심장) = Heart
Video Instructions
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Main Ingredients
- 8 Korean Green Sweet Pepper (1 Cup, or 5 oz)
- 2 Tbsp Soybean Paste
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- ½ Tbsp Sesame Oil
- ½ Tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
Directions
Obtain about 8 Korean green sweet peppers.
Wash the peppers and cut them into ½ inch chunks. You do not have to remove the seeds since they are not that spicy. You will get about 1 cup worth of pepper chunks.
Mix 2 Tbsp of soybean paste, 1 Tbsp of minced garlic, ½ Tbsp of sesame oil, ½ Tbsp of sugar, and 1 tsp of sesame seeds together.
Combine the peppers and the seasoning paste.
Mix everything gently. Store it in the refrigerator before serving.
Serve it with rice, other Korean side dishes, and soup. Enjoy. 🙂
It looks like I’ll be visiting my local Super Hmart in the very near future. Thanks for posting Aeri 🙂
I think I will be trying this one out! 😆
Aeri, can i use bell pepper instead? I really want to try this dish but i can’t find putgochu around here
hi katoo,
Oops.. sorry I didn’t try this with bell pepper .. so can’t tell how it will be like well.. maybe you can try and let me know ? hehe..
Thanks for sharing, Aeri. I like your site.
hi carrot,
Thank you very much, carrot. 🙂
Aeri,
I am not sure if there is an American name for the pepers other than Korean pepper.
hi James,
That’s what I wanted to find too. All I could find was.. “Korean sweet pepper” but I didn’t want to give wrong idea to people who don’t know about these peppers..and they think.its like american sweet peppers.. hehe
Hi Aeri,
In Europe we have ‘Romano’ peppers, they are red but they are thinner than bell peppers and a little sweeter. I think they should work well – maybe people can find the in the US too? Looks delicious by the way 🙂
hi Annabelle,
Oh.. thank you. I really wondered what kind of pepper can be replaced to it for this recipe in America or other countries. 🙂 big help..hehe
hey aeri, i really want to try this for my korean family too but surpisingly we dont have soybean paste 🙁 but we have samchang and red pepper paste! is there a way i can use the recipe with any of those paste? ❓
hi cocorae,
samjang has some other seasonings in it. you can try it instead since you don’t have soy bean paste..but you will not need extra red pepper paste.. thanks..
hi valentine heart cookies,
as I mentioned in the recipe, this dish uses special type of Korean pepper.. and it’s not spicy at all … so if you can get this kind of pepper.. now worry to remove seeds or it’s too spicy.. thanks
Just so you know, this is jalapeno pepper 😀 Im gonna love them from now on! 😛
hi BBung,
Oh~~ this is not jalapeno pepper.. they are very spicy..but the peppers I used.. they are not spicy at all.. ^^:;
Hi Aeri
Can I make them with red chilli instead, or mix the green with some red chilli.
Thnx.
hi ymase,
Yes you can do that if you can eat spicy food well.. thanks
You’re amazing, Aeri! I’m Korean American and ever since I left my parent’s house to live on my own, I miss my mom’s cooking! I make your spicy tofu jorim all the time. I’m going to try this recipe today! Thank you so much for sharing <3 <3
hi Anna,
I’m happy to hear that my recipes can be helpful when you miss your mom’s Korean food. I do miss my mom’s food too since she lives in Korea. Thanks for your comment.