Korean•healthy
Ueong Jorim (Braised Burdock Root)
A simple Korean side dish made with burdock root
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 burdock root (about 1/2 pound)
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil (or perilla seed oil - deulgireum, 들기름)
- 1-1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice syrup (jocheong, 조청 or corn syrup (mulyeot, 물엿))
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the root. Cut into 2 long pieces. Scrape off the skin with a knife or the back of a knife.
- 2
Cut each piece diagonally into thin slices. Gather a few thin slices at a time, and cut into match sticks.
- 3
Heat a pan. Add the burdock root and a tablespoon of sesame oil or perilla seed oil. Stir-fry until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes.
- 4
Add 4 tablespoons water, the soy sauce, and rice syrup. Simmer over medium low heat until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 7 to 8 minutes. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds.