Fried Seasoned Cuttlefish (오징어채 볶음) is a Korean side dish that you can make easily and it keeps longer than other side dishes. This is also another good side dish for a lunch box for kids. Like other Korean side dishes, you serve this with rice, soup, and other side dishes for a Korean meal. If you like spicy food and seafood, I highly recommend that you to try this recipe. 😉
Yield: 1 Quart
Short Korean Lesson
- Bahm (밤) = Night
- Bahm (밤) = Chestnut
Video Instructions
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Main Ingredients
- 3 Cups Seasoned Cuttlefish (½ lb)
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- 2 Tbsp Hot Pepper Paste
- 1½ Tbsp Corn Syrup or Honey
- 1 Tbsp Cooking Wine or Water
- ½ Tbsp Soy Sauce
- ½ Tbsp Sugar
- ½ Tbsp Garlic
- 1 Dash Ginger Powder
- 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
Directions
Prepare 3 cups (½ lb) of seasoned cuttlefish. If some pieces are too long, like this, cut them with scissors.
Put 2 Tbsp of cooking oil in a heated pan.
Then add 2 Tbsp of hot pepper paste, 1½ Tbsp corn syrup (or honey), 1 tbsp of cooking wine (or water), ½ Tbsp soy sauce, ½ Tbsp of sugar, ½ Tbsp minced garlic, and 1 dash of ginger powder.
Mix everything together. Cook the sauce for a minute on medium.
Then add the seasoned cuttle fish and stir fry for about 5 minutes.
Keep stirring it, so that the sauce will evenly coat the fish and not burn.
After 5 minutes, turn off the heat and sprinkle 1 tsp of sesame seeds on top.
Put the cooked cuttlefish in a quart-sized container with a lid. Store it in the refrigerator, and it should last up to 3 weeks.
Enjoy your yummy spicy fried seasoned cuttle fish. 😛
made this today but i accidentally put sesame oil, still everyone loved it and can’t wait for another portion! it’s ssoo yummy! my husband usually doesn’t like seasoned cuttlefish but felt in luv with this! terrific, now we can enjoyed this together, hee. thanks to you 😮
Hi, layping ^^
haha.. I think.. sesame oil is okay in it. Good..everybody loved it !! You always bring me good result. I’m proud of you..hehe thank you !!!!
thank you ,teacher! your easy to follow step by step guide vids are most helpful. can’t do without them :p
Hi, layping
oh.. teacher ?? @,@ I like that.. I always wanted to be a teacher..hehe thanks !!!
One of my favorite side dishes. Korean grocery stores around here sells it for almost $5 in small containers. I Bought a bag of cuttlefish for $6 and made about 4 times that in 15 minutes, and it taste far better. Thanks.
Hi, cruiser
haha.. that’s awesome ~~~ Yep.. you can save money and homemade food is the best ~~~ 😉 Thanks.. that’s what I get really excited to hear.. 🙂
I made this a few weeks ago and it was a hit again with friends. Next time though, I will need to cut up the dried cuttlefish as they were too long and chewy. Thanks for the recipe!
The version they sell in the Korean supermarkets is different, more red and more sauce? Is there another version/recipe for this dish?
Hi, crzycpl
Not only your friends but also you seem love Korean food.. cool ~~ well…usually… there are spicy version and non spicy version for this dish..:) thanks..
hii! i would love to try and make this sidedish once:) i was in the asian grocery today and found dried cuttlefish yay^^ but i dont have corn syrup, cooking wine or ginger powder. is it still ok to make this dish without those ingredients or can i substitute them with something else? thanks!
hi monica,
I think.. you can substitute the corn syrup to sugar or honey… yep.. you can skip cookingwine or ginger powder if you don’t have them.. thanks
Hi Aeri! I tried making this using dried shrimp instead of cuttlefish and it still turned out great! thanks 🙂 do you use a different recipe for that or would you say you use the same ingredients? also, i was wondering if we can add ketchup too…
hi Jamie,
wow.. yes..dried shrimp will work great too.. it’s all similar..and yep.. depending on your taste you can add some ketchup too.. good job !!!
Hi aeri! chanced upon your website and i wanna thank you for putting up such a concise list of korean recipes! you far surpass maangchi (dont tell her that). in 1 day i made your cucumber kimchee, quick cabbage kimchee, this cuttlefish one, the seaweed one and the sweet black beans one! gosh i am exhausted but very pleased with the results. i have a quick question– when soaking the vegetables in salt water to make kimchee, can i reduce the amount of salt? Both my cabbage and cucumber kimchee turned out too salty. will it affect the dehydrating process? TIA! keep up the good work!!
Hi Michelle,
wow.. you made many things.. It’s always good to get good result for cooking with all the effort and time you spent. hehe happy for you. nope.. you can reduce the amount of salt if it was too salty.. it will be healthier to eat less salty anyway.. one thing to tell you about that is.. if you use less salt.. your kimchi become sour faster… ^^ but taste wise..just adjust the amount whatever you want.. thanks 😀
This is taegu right? My halmuni used to make this. Tasted sooo much better than what you get at the store
hi Bo,
oh well.. I think it’s kind of dried squid.. I know you can make similar dish with dried fish too.. yep.. homemade food is the best.. hehe thanks..
p.s Halmuni.. cute ~~~ 😀
Looks yummy! How will it be good for if I make a lot and keep it in the fridge? Storing suggestions? Thanks.
hi Darlene,
You can keep it in the refrigerator for about a month. 🙂
Oops, I meant how long would it be good for*
I will definitely make this one. 🙂 thank you for showing me how to make it, I really like the taste of OJingEoChae BokkEum 😛
I can’t believe I found this! I remeber eating this with a big bowl of hot steamed rice. 😆
Hello Aeri,
What cooking wine do you use? I have on hand Mirin and Rose Cooking wine. Can I use those instead? Thank you for sharing.
hi Lily,
I use korean brand cooking wine called “mirim” you can use mirin.. ^^
you are such a legend aeri! i have cooked three of your recipes and they all went well.. unfortunately, i haven’t seen any red pepper powder here in hong kong 🙁
I used to eating korean foods and now I’m cooking it 🙂
hi..i just been to jsp n bought back ojingeocha e bokkeum..love it very much n finish b4 realised it. lookin high and low for it. do u know anywhere that got sell? hope can find that is seasoned obe. hope to hear from u soon. tgsnks
hi momo,
Korean or asian grocer store ^^
Hi Aeri!
I made this today. Turned out so delicious! I actually made it for my future son-in-law.
hi Bo Sueyoshi,
Unni.. hehe happy to hear that you liked it. how about him..he liked it too ?? haha I hope so.. Thanks always.
Hi Aeri!
I’ve been interested in Korean cuisine for quite some time now. I finally made this today and IT WAS DELICiOUS! I’m bringing it to my women’s fellowship today for all the ladies in my church to try!:) have a great weekend!
Aeri,
Your recipes are spot on. They taste just like I remember when I would go to Korea. Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us.
hi Fred,
Thank you. That’s the best compliment I can hear.. I love it. 🙂