Sauteed Dried Shrimp (Maleun Saewoo Bokkeum)
Great Korean side dish made with small dried shrimps. Good for lunchboxes.
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 oz dried pink shrimp ((about 3 cups in volume))
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil ((neutral flavored))
- 4 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp rice syrup ((조청 Jochung, or maple syrup))
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce ((Jin Ganjang))
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp cooking sake or mirin
Instructions
- 1
Make the sauce ahead in a separate bowl by adding and mixing 1 T each of soy sauce, sugar and sake (or mirin).
- 2
Heat oil in a frying pan over med high heat.
- 3
When oil is hot (when it flows around like water), add the shrimp to the pan and sauté for 3 min.
- 4
Lower heat to medium and sprinkle sugar evenly on shrimp and sauté for another 3 min.
- 5
Lower heat to low and sprinkle the sauce (made in step 1) all around the shrimp so that it’s all nicely mixed. Continue mixing and sauteing for 3 more minutes.
- 6
Drizzle rice syrup (조청) or maple syrup on the shrimp mixture. Turn heat up to medium and continue stirring and frying for 2 minutes or until they look nicely browned.