Saeujeot Muchim
Quick answer
- Total time
- 5 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Saeujeot muchim seasons 70 g of salted shrimp with gochugaru, garlic, green onion, sugar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.
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Place the saeujeot in a bowl and, if excess brine is present, press lightly with a spoon to keep the mixture from becoming watery. Snip large shrimp pieces into lengths of about 1 cm so the pieces are more even. Add 1 teaspoon gochugaru first and mix for about 30 seconds, using the back of a spoon to break up any dry clumps. Fold in 0.5 teaspoon minced garlic and 10 g chopped green onion without crushing the shrimp. Add 0.25 teaspoon sugar and let the mixture stand for 1 minute. No additional salt appears in the ingredient list or is needed in the method. Drizzle 0.5 teaspoon sesame oil around the edge of the bowl and fold for about 20 seconds. Stop when the surface looks lightly glossy, then finish with 0.5 tablespoon sesame seeds and transfer the seasoned shrimp to a small serving dish. The order keeps the chili flakes, aromatics, sugar, and oil as distinct additions, while the first brine adjustment controls the final consistency.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Season
Place 70 grams of salted shrimp in a bowl.
If there is excess brine, press lightly with a spoon so the mixture is not watery, then snip any large shrimp pieces into about 1 cm lengths.
- 2Season
Add 1 teaspoon of Korean chili flakes first and mix for about 30 seconds, until the red color spreads evenly.
Break up any clumps with the back of a spoon so the seasoning does not hit in patches.
- 3Season
Add 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic and 10 grams chopped green onion.
Fold from the bottom upward instead of crushing hard, so the green onion stays fresh and the garlic spreads through the salty shrimp.
- 4Season
Add 1/4 teaspoon sugar to soften the sharp saltiness, then let the mixture stand for about 1 minute.
Taste only to check balance, and do not add extra salt because the shrimp is already salty.
- 5Prep
Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil around the edge of the bowl and fold gently for about 20 seconds.
When the surface looks lightly glossy, stop mixing so the oil aroma stays clean instead of heavy.
- 6Finish
Finish with 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds and transfer the seasoned shrimp to a small serving dish.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Seventy grams of salted shrimp are checked for excess brine first
- Finish cue
- When the surface looks lightly glossy, stop mixing so the oil aroma stays clean instead of heavy.
- Avoid this
- Do not add extra salt; it is already salty.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official cooking and food safety guidance.
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5min, 7 ingredients
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17min, 7 ingredients
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