Korean Braised Saury in Spicy Sauce
Quick answer
- Total time
- 40 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
Canned saury comes with bones already softened, so draining and rinsing it cuts the cooking time roughly in half, while fresh saury takes longer to cook through.
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Either way the oily flesh holds its own against a sauce of gochujang and gochugaru, and the radish underneath turns into a sweet, sauce-soaked braise of its own.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Slice 150 g daikon into 1 cm half-moons and spread them evenly across the bottom of the pot.
Keep the pieces close together so they cushion the saury and prevent scorching or breaking against the hot metal.
- 2
Cut 400 g fresh saury into 5 cm pieces.
If using canned saury, drain the canning liquid, rinse briefly under cold water to reduce excess saltiness, and arrange the fish in one layer over the daikon.
- 3
Mix 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon gochujang, 1 tablespoon gochugaru, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, and 150 ml water in a bowl.
Stir until the gochujang loosens completely and the sauce looks evenly red.
- 4
Pour the sauce evenly over the saury and set the pot over high heat.
When the edges boil actively, lower to medium-low heat so the liquid simmers steadily without splashing or shaking the fish apart.
- 5
Cook uncovered, spooning the braising liquid over the fish instead of stirring.
Cook fresh saury until the flesh is done through and the daikon is tender; shorten the cooking time for canned saury.
- 6
When the liquid reduces to less than half and turns glossy, add 20 g diagonally sliced green onion on top.
Simmer 2 more minutes, then serve once the daikon is seasoned through and the sauce coats the fish.
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