Korean Radish JoRim

This is a recipe for a delicious Korean side dish called MuJoRim (무조림), which is made using Korean radish and a spicy sauce.

Yield: 4 Servings

Short Korean Lesson

• Don (돈) = Money
• JuMeoNi (주머니) = Pocket

Video Instructions

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Main Ingredients:

• 1 lb Korean Radish (3 Cups)
• 1½ Cups Water
• ⅓ Cup Green Onions
• 1 Tbsp Red Hot Pepper (Optional)

Seasoning Ingredients:

• 1½ Tbsp Soup Soy Sauce
• 1 Tbsp Hot Pepper Powder
• ½ Tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
• 1 tsp Garlic, Minced
• ⅛ tsp Ginger, Minced
• 1 tsp Korean Plum Extract
• ¾ tsp Fish Sauce

Directions

Cut about 1 lb worth Korean radish into 2 x 1 x ¼ inch pieces.

To make the savory sauce, put 1½ Tbsp soup soy sauce, 1 Tbsp hot pepper powder, ½ Tbsp sugar, 1 tsp minced garlic, ⅛ tsp minced ginger, 1 tsp Korean plum extract, and ¾ tsp fish sauce into a bowl.

Mix everything together. You can use sugar instead of plum extract and salt or soy sauce instead of the fish sauce.

Place the radish into a pot.

Then, pour the sauce over the radish.

To use up all the remaining sauce in the bowl, pour 1½ cups of water in the bowl like this,

and then pour the water into the pot.

Cook it covered for about 20 minutes on medium-high.

Meanwhile, chop ⅓ cup worth of green onions and 1 Tbsp worth of red hot pepper thinly.

After 20 minutes, the broth should almost be gone.

If a chopstick or fork goes into the radish smoothly like this, your radish is done cooking.

Finally, add the chopped green onions and hot pepper. Sprinkle 1 tsp of sesame seeds over it. Cook 2 more minutes and then it is done.

 

This dish is good both cold and hot, so store it in the refrigerator and serve anytime you want.