Ssukgat Namul Muchim
Quick answer
- Total time
- 10 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Ssukgat namul muchim uses 220 grams of crown daisy blanched for about 20 seconds and seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, green onion, and sesame seeds.
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Trim 2 to 3 centimeters from the tough base, then swish the greens in cold water two or three times to remove grit from between the leaves. Add 0.25 teaspoon salt to fully boiling water, lower in all the crown daisy, and blanch for about 20 seconds. Lift it out when the stems bend slightly and the leaves have just wilted, then chill it in ice water for 1 minute. Drain and squeeze firmly through the stems before cutting the greens into 4- to 5-centimeter lengths. Mix 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce, 0.5 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 tablespoon chopped green onion, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon sesame seeds. Fold the greens into this dressing without crushing the leaves. The source method specifies about 20 seconds, so that timing and the visible condition of the stems and leaves are the reference points for blanching.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Step
Trim 2 to 3 cm from the tough base of 220 g crown daisy.
Rinse the greens two or three times in cold water, swishing between the leaves to release grit before draining briefly.
- 2Season
Bring a pot of water to a full rolling boil and add 1/4 tsp salt.
Add the crown daisy all at once, press it under gently, and blanch for about 20 seconds only.
- 3Heat
Lift the greens out as soon as the stems bend slightly and the leaves just wilt.
Do not leave them sitting in the boiling water, because overcooking quickly weakens the sharp herbal aroma.
- 4Step
Transfer the blanched crown daisy straight into ice water for 1 minute.
When the color looks bright green, drain in a sieve and let the excess surface water run off briefly.
- 5Season
Squeeze the chilled greens firmly with both hands, then cut them into 4 to 5 cm lengths.
Remove moisture from the stems as well, or the soy sauce dressing will taste thin.
- 6Season
Mix 1.5 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp chopped green onion, 1 tsp sesame oil, and 1 tsp sesame seeds.
Add the greens and fold lightly, without crushing the leaves.
Practical Cooking Checks
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- Key technique
- 220 grams of crown daisy with 2 to 3 centimeters trimmed from the tough base
- Finish cue
- Mix 1.5 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp chopped green onion, 1 tsp sesame oil, and 1 tsp sesame seeds.
- Avoid this
- Trim 2 to 3 cm from the tough base of 220 g crown daisy.
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10min, 7 ingredients
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17min, 7 ingredients
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