Korean Dureup Pot Rice (Spring Angelica Shoot Pot Rice)
Blanch the trimmed dureup in boiling salted water for 30 seconds and plunge it into ice water at once, because longer blanching dulls both the green color and the bitter flavor. Bring the soaked rice and kelp stock to a boil over medium heat, reduce to low and season, then spread the dureup over the rice, cover, and cook on the lowest heat for 12 minutes until the stock is absorbed. Turn off the heat, leave the lid closed for 10 minutes, and fold in the sesame oil, scallion, and sesame seeds.
Quick answer
- Total time
- 45 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Dureup, the spring shoots of the Korean angelica tree, are around only briefly each spring.
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They get no more than 30 seconds in salted boiling water before going on top of the rice to cook under the lid; any longer and the bitter, woody scent fades and the green turns dull. The rice cooks in kelp stock.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Wash 2 cups of rice, soak in cold water for 30 minutes, and drain well in a strainer.
Trim the woody base of the dureup shoots and split any thick ones in half lengthwise.
- 2
Blanch the dureup shoots in boiling salted water for exactly 30 seconds, then immediately plunge into ice water to stop cooking.
Longer blanching dulls both the bitter flavor and the rich green color.
- 3
Place the soaked rice in the pot and add 2 cups of kelp stock.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to low. Season with 1 teaspoon light soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, and a pinch of salt.
- 4
Spread the blanched dureup evenly over the rice, cover with the lid, and cook on the lowest heat for 12 minutes until all the stock is absorbed.
- 5
Turn off the heat and let the rice steam with the lid on for 10 minutes.
The residual steam cooks the rice evenly throughout and allows the dureup's fragrance to infuse each grain.
- 6
Open the lid and finish with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, sliced thin green onions, and sesame seeds.
Gently fold with a rice paddle so the dureup is distributed throughout, then serve.
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