Side Dishes

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze

Name: Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 80 g Whole fresh bellflower roots (doraji); 5 g Salt (for removing bitterness); 15 g Chives (golpa); 3 g Sesame seeds; 5 g Korean pear, grated; 3 g Minced garlic; 10 g Gochujang (Korean chili paste); 7.5 g Soy sauce; 15 g Sesame oil

통도라지양념구이

Fresh bellflower roots soaked to remove bitterness, pounded flat and grilled with a glaze of grated pear, garlic, gochujang, soy sauce and sesame oil, finished with chives and sesame. Grated pear tames the saltiness of the gochujang sauce.

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze

25mPrep

10mCook

2Servings

MediumLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Korean Wild Greens & Mountain RootsBellflower root, deodeok, bracken and dried greens
Korean Green Onions (Pa)Thick daepa, slender jjokpa and the green onions in almost every dish
Sesame Oil & Sesame SeedsThe nutty finishing touch of Korean food 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Korean Pear (Bae)Juicy Asian pear — fruit, tenderizer and sweetener
Garlic in Korean CookingMinced, sliced, pickled and black — the backbone of Korean flavor
GochujangKorea's sweet, spicy fermented chili paste 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Korean Soy Sauce (Ganjang)Guk-ganjang, jin-ganjang and when to use each 🛒 Shop on Amazon

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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe

Korean Recipe Measurements: Spoons, Cups, Grams and SaltHow to read Korean recipe amounts, convert grams to spoons and choose the right salt

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Wash the bellflower roots and peel them.

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze — step 1

Soak in salted water to draw out the bitterness, then pat dry.

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze — step 2

Halve the roots and pound them thin and flat with a rolling pin.

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze — step 3

Mix the grated pear, garlic, gochujang, soy sauce and sesame oil into a glaze.

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze — step 4

Grill the roots in a pan until cooked, then brush with the glaze and grill again over low heat.

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze — step 5

Sprinkle with chives and sesame seeds.

Grilled Whole Bellflower Root with Gochujang Glaze — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

84.8Calories (kcal)

12 gCarbs

2.2 gProtein

3.1 gFat

263.9 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.