Spicy Squid BokkEum

매운 오징어 볶음, MaeUn OJingEo BokkEum

Posted by Aeri Lee on December 16, 2008 Leave a comment (10) Go to comments

MaeUn OJingEo BokkEum (매운 오징어 볶음) is a spicy fried squid dish. This can be used as both a side dish or as a main dish. As a main dish, you put it on top of your rice, or thin boiled noodles. Then mix the fried squid with rice or noodles and eat. Sometimes you can eat it with boiled bean sprouts (KongNaMul) instead of noodles. If you really like spicy food, this recipe might not be that spicy for you, so add more red pepper paste and red pepper powder.

Yield: 2 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

MaeWun (매운) = Spicy
Dan (단) = Sweet

Video Instructions

Main Ingredients

1 Large Squid (or 2 Small Squids)
½ Onion
⅓ Carrot
2 Green Onions
1 Green Hot Pepper
1 Red Hot Pepper

Sauce Ingredients

2 Tbsp Red Pepper Paste
1 Tbsp Red Pepper Powder
1½ Tbsp Soy Sauce
1½ Tbsp Sugar
2 Tbsp Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp Cooking Wine
1 tsp Sesame Oil
½ tsp Sesame Seeds
1 or 2 Pinches Black Pepper Powder

Directions

To prepare the squid, remove the guts and clean it, or just buy a squid that was already cleaned like I did. Cut the squid into bite sized pieces. (1 inch)

Cut half of an onion into half-inch pieces. Cut ⅓ of a carrot diagonally. Cut 2 green onions and 2 hot peppers into 1 inch pieces.

Combine the squid, onion, carrot, and half of the chopped green onions, saving the rest of the green onions for later. Add 2 Tbsp of red pepper paste, 1 Tbsp of red pepper powder, 1½ Tbsp of soy sauce, 1½ Tbsp of sugar, 2 Tbsp of minced garlic, 1 Tbsp of cooking wine, 1 tsp of sesame oil, ½ tsp of sesame seeds, and 1 or 2 pinches of black pepper powder.