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Korean fish cake stir fry alongside rice on a traditional Korean table

Mild Eomuk Bokkeum (Korean Fish Cake Stir Fry)

Blonde Kimchi
Prep 2 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Total 7 minutes
A quick and easy Korean fish cake stir fry (eomuk bokkeum), tender, glossy, and never greasy thanks to a simple 60-second blanching step. This non-spicy, kid-friendly banchan is ready in just 12 minutes and makes the perfect side dish for any Korean meal.
Servings 2 servings
Calories 254

Ingredients

  • 120 g fish cakes eomuk / Korean fish cake sheets
  • 0.5 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 onion small one
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cooking wine mirin or white wine
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

Equipment

Method

  1. Cut the fish cakes into 2cm-wide strips.
    Korean fish cake sheets being cut into 2cm strips
  2. Soak them in hot water for 1 minute and drain. This softens the fish cakes while also removing excess oil from the surface.
    Sliced Korean fish cake strips soaking in hot water to remove excess oil
  3. Mince the garlic and thinly slice the onion.
    Thinly sliced onion and minced garlic prepared for eomuk bokkeum
  4. In a small bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients (soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and cooking wine) and set aside.
    Eomuk bokkeum sauce being whisked together before cooking
  5. Heat the cooking oil in a pan, add the minced garlic and sliced onion, and sauté over low heat.
    Garlic and onion sautéing in oil over low heat in a pan
  6. Once the onion turns slightly translucent, add the fish cakes and stir-fry over medium heat.
    Stir fried fish cake being tossed with onion and garlic in a pan
  7. When the fish cakes are well coated in the oil, pour in the prepared sauce and stir-fry quickly over high heat, letting the sauce reduce and glaze the fish cakes.
    Pouring sweet soy sauce over stir fried fish cake in a hot pan
  8. Plate and finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
    (Optional: garnish with chopped green onion.)
    Overhead shot of eomuk bokkeum in a shallow ceramic dish

Nutrition

Calories 254kcal | Carbohydrates 6g | Protein 16g | Fat 19g | Saturated Fat 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat 5g | Monounsaturated Fat 11g | Trans Fat 0.1g | Cholesterol 47mg | Sodium 841mg | Potassium 190mg | Fiber 1g | Sugar 3g | Vitamin A 261IU | Vitamin C 3mg | Calcium 167mg | Iron 2mg
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