Dried Bottle Gourd Gimbap
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- Total time
- 45 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 11
About this dish
There are only three fillings: dried gourd strips simmered in soy sauce and corn syrup, egg ribbons, and yellow pickled radish.
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The gourd turns sweet, salty and chewy, but any braising liquid left on it soaks the rice and laver once rolled. The heat goes up at the end until only a glaze, no liquid, is left in the pan.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Wash the dried gourd strips and soak them in lukewarm water for 20 minutes to soften.
- 2
Boil the soaked gourd strips for 5 minutes, rinse in cold water, and squeeze out all excess moisture.
- 3
In a pot, combine soy sauce, syrup, and 100ml water.
Add gourd strips and simmer for 15 minutes until glazed.
- 4
Whisk eggs with a pinch of salt, fry into a flat omelet, and cut into long strips.
Prepare the pickled radish.
- 5
Season rice with sesame oil, sesame seeds, and salt.
Spread on seaweed, place gourd, egg, and radish, then roll tightly.
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