Side Dishes

Mustard Stuffed Cucumber Chili Peppers

Name: Mustard Stuffed Cucumber Chili Peppers
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 15 g (1) Cucumber chili pepper (oi-gochu); 5 g (5 cm) Carrot; 5 g (5 cm) Korean radish; 5 g Garlic chives (buchu); 5 g Onion; 5 g (1 tsp) Mustard powder; 10 g (2 tsp) Vinegar; 10 g (2 tsp) Sugar; 3 g Hot water

겨자 오이고추소박이

Mild cucumber chili peppers stuffed with julienned carrot, radish, onion and garlic chives tossed in a sharp, sweet-sour Korean mustard sauce. The mustard adds a zingy heat instead of salting or seasoning. Cucumber chilies are rich in vitamin A.

20mPrep

1Serving

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Korean Chili PeppersFresh green and red chilies, from mild to Cheongyang
Korean Radish (Mu)Dense, sweet, crunchy Korean radish
Garlic Chives (Buchu)Flat garlic chives for pancakes, kimchi and dumplings
Korean Mustard (Gyeoja)Hot, sinus-clearing mustard for cold noodles and dipping sauces
Korean VinegarsBrown rice, persimmon and fruit vinegars for dressings and pickles 🛒 Shop on Amazon

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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe

Korean Knife Cuts: Julienne, Diagonal, Cubes and MoreThe six cuts Korean recipes use, and why each dish calls for its own shape

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Mix the mustard powder with water, set it over hot water to develop, then add the sugar and vinegar to make the sauce. Julienne the carrot, radish and onion into thin 5 cm strips.

Mustard Stuffed Cucumber Chili Peppers — step 1

Cut the garlic chives into 3 cm lengths.

Mustard Stuffed Cucumber Chili Peppers — step 2

Slit the chili peppers lengthwise, remove the seeds and cut into 4 cm lengths. Toss the vegetables with the mustard sauce and stuff into the peppers.

Mustard Stuffed Cucumber Chili Peppers — step 3

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

36.9Calories (kcal)

7.9 gCarbs

1.2 gProtein

0.1 gFat

43.4 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.