Korean Beurokolli Saeu Bokkeum (Broccoli Shrimp Stir-fry)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 20 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Broccoli saeu bokkeum pairs quickly seared shrimp with briefly blanched broccoli and bell pepper in a soy and oyster sauce coating.
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Two hundred twenty grams medium shrimp is peeled, deveined, and dried before being seasoned for 5 minutes with 1 tablespoon cooking wine and 0.25 teaspoon black pepper. One hundred eighty grams broccoli is cut into bite-size florets, boiled for only 40 seconds, transferred directly to cold water, and drained thoroughly. Seventy grams bell pepper is cut close to the size of the shrimp, and 5 garlic cloves are sliced thinly. One tablespoon cooking oil is heated over medium, and the garlic cooks for 30 seconds until its edges turn pale gold. The heat is raised before the shrimp is stir-fried for 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes. As soon as the outside turns pink, the bell pepper is added for 1 minute. The broccoli, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon oyster sauce then go in together. A quick 1 minute 30 second toss over high heat is enough for the sauce to coat the ingredients and the shrimp to finish cooking. The short blanch followed by careful draining keeps broccoli water from thinning the sauce in the final stage.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Season
Peel and devein 220 g medium shrimp, then pat them dry so they sear instead of steaming.
Toss with 1 tablespoon cooking wine and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and let them season for 5 minutes.
- 2Season
Cut 180 g broccoli into bite-size florets and blanch in boiling water for only 40 seconds.
Transfer straight to cold water to stop the cooking, then drain very well so the stir-fry sauce stays concentrated.
- 3Season
Cut 70 g bell pepper into pieces close to the shrimp size so everything cooks evenly.
Slice 5 garlic cloves thinly, and keep 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon oyster sauce beside the stove for quick seasoning.
- 4Control
Heat 1 tablespoon cooking oil in a pan over medium heat and stir-fry the sliced garlic for about 30 seconds.
When the edges turn lightly golden and fragrant, add the shrimp before the garlic darkens.
- 5Heat
Raise the heat to high and stir-fry the shrimp for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, moving them often.
Once the outside turns pink, add the bell pepper and cook 1 more minute to keep it crisp.
- 6Control
Add the broccoli, soy sauce, and oyster sauce, then toss quickly over high heat for about 1 1/2 minutes.
Stop as soon as the sauce coats everything glossily and the shrimp are just cooked through.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Seasoned shrimp seared over high heat until pink and tender alongside blanched broccoli.
- Finish cue
- Stop as soon as the sauce coats everything glossily and the shrimp are just cooked through.
- Avoid this
- Avoid overcooking shrimp; finish as soon as they turn pink.
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20min, 9 ingredients
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25min, 8 ingredients
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