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Sea Mustard ChoMuChim

미역 초무침, MiYeok ChoMuChim


This is a simple and cool Korean seaweed side dish. When my husband and I visited Korea last February, he had the chance to try this side dish in a restaurant and he loved it. I promised him that I would make that for him when we came back home. You don’t need to cook and you only need few ingredients to make this delicious side dish. If you like seaweed and a sweet and sour pickle flavor (like freezer pickles), you will love this. Try it someday.

Yield: 1½ Cup

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

  • MiYeouk (미역) = Seaweed
  • BanChan (반찬) = Side dish

Main Ingredients

  • ½ oz Dried Seaweed (1 Cup Soaked Seaweed)
  • ⅛ Onion
  • 3 Tbsp Vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp Sugar
  • ⅛ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Sesame Seeds

Directions

 

Prepare ½ oz of dried seaweed. This is same seaweed as the one you use for the Korean birthday soup, MiYeouk Guk. Soak the seaweed in water for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it becomes soft. You will get about 1 cup of soaked seaweed.

 

Rinse the soaked seaweed in hot water and then cold water. Drain the water.

 

If the seaweed has stems or thick parts, remove them.

 

Cut the seaweed into bite sized pieces.

 

Cut ⅛ of an onion very thinly.

 

If you don’t like the strong spicy taste of raw onions, soak the onion in ice water for 5 minutes.

 

In a bowl, mix 3 Tbsp of vinegar, 3 Tbsp of sugar, and ⅛ tsp of salt. Stir it well enough that the sugar and salt dissolve.

 

Add the seaweed to the bowl. Then add the onion and mix.

 

Lastly, sprinkle ¼ tsp of sesame seeds on top. Taste it and add 1 more pinch of salt depending on your tastes.

 

Keep this in the refrigerator before you serve it. It tastes best when it is cool. Enjoy~~~

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  1. Ajummapower

    Hi Aeri, You are such a good wife! :razz: Do you know what the Korean name is for the seaweed salad that is similiar to this but has orange or lemon in it? I used to eat something like that in the school cafeteria and it was so delicious! I don’t know the name for it though, I wonder if it is just the chomuchim recipe + lemon??? Do you know what I am talking about? Thanks

    • Aeri Lee

      hi Ajummapower,
      Sorry but I don’t know what you are talking about.. seaweed with lemon and orange.. hm.. i’ve never heard or eaten that before.. oops.. sorry. ^^:;

  2. Carol

    Hi, Aeri,
    I love your recipes. I’ve tried a seaweed dish similar to this, but it has a red paste sauce on top. It was so delicious. Could you maybe do this recipe, too?
    Thank you!

    • Aeri Lee

      hi Carol,
      Okay.. I will add it to my list..thanks :D

  3. Michael

    I finally found the recipe for this side dish!!! Thanks a lot, I just made it and it tasted yummy!

    • Aeri Lee

      Hi Michael,
      GREAT !!! Thanks for trying my recipe. hehe

  4. Pio

    Hi Aeri,

    Just made this dish for lunch. I had it with kimchi and gyeran marim.

    I added sesame oil to the seaweeds. its was so delicious.

    • Aeri

      Hi, Pio
      Your lunch menu sounds simple but delicious. Thanks for trying my recipe. :)

  5. Dexter

    Thank you for the recipe! My fiance and I enjoyed it very much.

    • Aeri

      Hi, Dexter
      You are very welcome. It’s always happy to hear that somebody tried my recipe and enjoyed it. hehe.. thanks !! :)

      • Dexter

        :D

        I made it again, but this time added cucumbers (like some korean tofu restraunts). It tasted pretty good too!

        • Aeri

          Hi, Dexter
          haha.. you tried it again..wow.. You must be really liked this dish. good !!!
          Yep..cucumber sounds great with seaweed.. thanks !!!

  6. Alex

    I like the version where they grind up the sesame seeds and mix the seaweed with sesame seed powder.. Its so 꼬소해^^

    • Aeri

      Hi, Alex
      Haha… you are right.. 꼬소해 :)
      Thanks for your comment !!!

  7. layping

    yummy seaweed. i made this once with shredded crabmeat sticks too. very delicious ~_~ /

    • Aeri

      Hi, layping
      oh… with shredded crabmeat sticks?? I’ve never tried it before..but sounds yummy.. hehe thanks :)

    • Ajummapower

      Oh… my husband might like that. I think I’ll try. Thanks^^

  8. Jennifer

    Aeri,

    I love you! I just made it to have tonight except I added thinly sliced kirby cucumbers! It is sooo good!!

    • Aeri

      Hi, Jennifer
      assa !!! I love you too !!!! hehe… That’s great you added some cucumbers in it. Thanks for trying my recipe. :)

  9. Jennifer

    Hi Aeri,

    I get so excited about food! My family loves this dish. I can’t wait to try it tonight! Thank you as always! Is your baby getting big? A few more months…right?

    Jennifer

    • Aeri

      Hi, Jennifer
      Oh… your family loves this ?? great !!!
      I hope this turns out great.. hehe.. Yep..he is getting bigger.. and makes me more hungry..hehe.. yep.. 3 more moths to go.. thanks !!! :)

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