Side Dishes

Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles

Name: Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 60 g Gwamegi (half-dried saury); 15 g Green plum pickles (maesil jangajji); 1 g Minced ginger; 1 g Garlic juice; 10 g Gochujang (Korean chili paste); 5 g Onion; 3 g Minced garlic; 3 g Green onion, minced; 2 g Soy sauce; 2 g Green plum extract (maesil-aek); 1 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 15 g Water; 0.1 g Sesame seeds; 0.1 g Ground black pepper

매실장아찌와 과매기구이

Gwamegi (half-dried Pacific saury or herring) brushed with a gochujang-plum glaze and seared briefly in a dry pan, then topped with julienned green plum pickles. Gwamegi is oily, so no oil is needed, and since it can be eaten raw, just warm it enough to set the glaze.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Trim off the gwamegi tails.

Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles — step 1

Sprinkle the minced ginger and garlic juice over the fish.

Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles — step 2

Mix the gochujang, onion, garlic, green onion, soy sauce, plum extract, gochugaru, pepper and water into a glaze.

Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles — step 3

Julienne the plum pickles.

Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles — step 4

Sear the gwamegi briefly in a dry pan, brushing with the glaze.

Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles — step 5

Top with the plum pickles and sesame seeds.

Pan-Glazed Gwamegi with Plum Pickles — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

230.2Calories (kcal)

16.7 gCarbs

13.5 gProtein

12.1 gFat

412.7 mgSodium

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

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.