Ingredients
- 1/2 cup distilled vinegar or rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- Dash of dashida (dried soup stock made from essence of seafood or beef)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons gochuchang paste, plus more to taste, recipe follows
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 4 Korean or kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 1 small white onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
Directions
Whisk together the vinegar, soy, dashida, sugar, gochuchang, and sesame oil in a large bowl. Add the cucumber and onion and stir until combined. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and let marinate at least 1 hour before eating.
Gochuchang Paste (seasoned red pepper paste):
- 4 tablespoons gochuchang (available at Korean grocers)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well.
Gochuchang (GOH-choo-jang) paste: spicy red pepper paste sold either in glass jars or plastic containers that can be purchased at any Korean or Asian food market.
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By nananmami2_13148615
on January 07, 2011
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I loved this episode of Boy Meets Grill with Bobby and Jen Lee. My family enjoyed all the Korean recipes. We saved money by cooking our own Korean food at home (we usually eat out. Who would have thought Korean food was that easy to prepare and cook. Thank you for sharing. Jen Lee was so sweet on the show. Please invite her again:
By ladyberd
Fanwood, NJ
on April 13, 2010
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This made a nice light (and spicy side with the marinated short ribs from the same episode of Grill It. I added a lot more gochuchang paste because we like spicy... See my photos: http://ladyberds-kitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/korean-bbq-marinated-short-ribs-in.html
By Melissa T.
Los Angeles, CA
on April 09, 2010
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So glad that Bobby Flay had Jen Lee on his show to make this. My mom made Oi moochim all the time growing up (so yummy and I was craving it. She gave me her recipe, but like many moms, there were no measurements. This was great to help with that. Pretty similar to my mom's recipe...of course, not *as* good :-
The gochuchang paste was delicious too. Not only is it good for making oi moochim, but it is also great on korean beef ribs...my favorite - korean beef, rice, and gochuchang paste inside lettuce leaves.
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