Stir-fried green chili peppers (Gochu-bokkeum: 고추볶음)
Gochu-bokkeum (stir-fried shishito peppers), is a super fast and easy-to-make side dish that can be ready in just 6 minutes!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 8 oz stemmed mild shishito peppers (kkwari-gochu), washed and drained
- 1 tbsp flour (wheat flour or rice flour)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 oz onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Cut the damp, freshly washed peppers in half if they are too long. Transfer to a large bowl.
- 2
Add the flour and shake in the bowl to coat.
- 3
Heat the cooking oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- 4
Add the peppers. Cook for about 2 minutes without stirring, until the bottom of the peppers are lightly browned.
- 5
Flip the peppers over and cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring occasionally to cook evenly.
- 6
Add the onion and garlic and stir together for 1 minute.
- 7
Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the soy sauce.
- 8
Cook for about 1 minute until the peppers are cooked through and the onion is coated in the soy sauce.
- 9
Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame oil.
- 10
Transfer to a bowl or plate and sprinkle sesame seeds over top.
- 11
Serve as a side dish for rice. Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.