Side Dishes

Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang

Name: Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 200 g Pork belly; 3 tbsp Perilla seed powder; 5 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Whole black peppercorns; 3 cups Water; 50 g Young garlic chives; 1 medium Korean melon (chamoe); 3 tbsp Low-sodium doenjang; 2 tsp Onion, minced; 1 tsp Minced garlic; 1 tbsp Sesame seeds; 2 tbsp Sesame oil; 1 tsp Green chili, minced; 1 tsp Red chili, minced; 2 tsp Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 1 tsp Green onion, minced; 4 tbsp Perilla seed powder; 2 tbsp Apple juice; 5 tbsp Mixed nuts

들깨삼겹살과 참외쌈장

Pork belly boiled with perilla seed powder, garlic and peppercorns, served over young garlic chives with a low-sodium ssamjang made from chopped Korean melon (chamoe), doenjang, nuts and apple juice, presented in a melon half. Melon, chives and nuts are rich in potassium, and apple juice replaces sugar.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Boil 3 cups of water with the perilla seed powder, garlic and peppercorns for 5 minutes, then add the pork and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.

Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang — step 1

Peel and seed half of the melon and chop it finely.

Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang — step 2

Mix the chopped melon with the nuts and the remaining ssamjang ingredients.

Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang — step 3

Cut the chives into bite-sized pieces and seed the other half of the melon.

Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang — step 4

Lay the chives on a plate and arrange the sliced pork on top.

Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang — step 5

Fill the seeded melon half with the melon ssamjang to serve.

Perilla-Boiled Pork Belly with Korean Melon Ssamjang — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

491.8Calories (kcal)

9.4 gCarbs

16.4 gProtein

43.2 gFat

893.9 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.