Korean Barley Rice with Namul
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Korean Barley Rice with Namul

Quick answer

Total time
45 min
Level
Medium
Servings
2 servings
Ingredients
9

About this dish

Barley rice cooks soaked barley with white rice and serves it with radish, soybean sprouts, spinach, doenjang or gochujang, and sesame oil.

Instructions

Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.

5 steps
  1. 1
    Heat

    Wash the barley and white rice, soak in water for 30 minutes, and cook in a rice cooker using the standard cycle.

  2. 2
    Season

    Boil soybean sprouts in boiling water, season lightly with salt and sesame oil, and prepare the seasoned radish and spinach.

  3. 3
    Control

    In a small earthenware pot, combine soybean paste, minced garlic, and a little water, then simmer until thick to make strong soybean paste.

  4. 4
    Heat

    Divide the freshly cooked warm barley rice into large serving bowls.

  5. 5
    Finish

    Arrange the prepared vegetables colorfully over the rice, and serve with the thick soybean paste or gochujang and sesame oil.

Practical Cooking Checks

The cues that matter most while cooking.

Key technique
Chewy texture of glutinous barley
Finish cue
Arrange the prepared vegetables colorfully over the rice, and serve with the thick soybean paste or gochujang and sesame oil.

Cooking decision evidence

Calculated Charim data and applicable official food safety guidance.

This recipe

45min, 9 ingredients

Category median

38.5min, 8 ingredients

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Tips

Mix rice and barley in a 1:1 ratio when cooking to achieve a texture that is tender and chewy without being too coarse.

Estimated nutrition (per serving)

Calories
360
kcal
Protein
10
g
Carbs
72
g
Fat
4
g