Side Dishes

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds

Name: Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds
Prep time: 135 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 70 g Butterbur stems (meowidae); 2 g Perilla oil; 5 g Chives (jjokpa); 100 g Water; 6 g Hulled perilla seed powder; 3 g Soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang); 2.5 g Green onion, minced; 1 g Minced garlic; 0.5 g Salt

냉머위들깨나물

Butterbur stems blanched, peeled and soaked to remove bitterness, then braised with perilla seed powder and served chilled. Soak the stems well to reduce bitterness; steamed butterbur leaves are also great as wraps for rice with thick doenjang.

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds

135mPrep

15mCook

1Serving

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Cut the butterbur stems, blanch and peel.

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds — step 1

Soak the blanched stems in cold water for 1–2 hours to remove bitterness.

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds — step 2

Toss the stems with the seasoning.

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds — step 3

Heat the perilla oil in a pan and stir-fry the seasoned stems.

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds — step 4

Add ½ cup of water and simmer until just a little liquid remains.

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds — step 5

Let cool, refrigerate and serve chilled, garnished with chives.

Chilled Butterbur Stems with Perilla Seeds — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

73.1Calories (kcal)

4.9 gCarbs

3.8 gProtein

4.7 gFat

395.8 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.