One-Pot Dishes

Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle

Name: Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: ½ fish Mackerel; 3 Shrimp; 100 g Barley; 10 g Ginger; ¼ lemon Lemon; 50 g Makgeolli (rice wine); 50 g Beet; 20 g Sugar; 20 g Vinegar; 0.2 g Salt; about 500 g Water

새우보리죽 고등어스테이크

A comforting barley porridge cooked with shrimp, topped with mackerel fillets gently cooked in it and served with quick beet pickles. The sweet-tart pickled beet cuts the mackerel's fishiness, and shrimp flavor the porridge so no salt is needed.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Peel and clean the shrimp.

Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle — step 1

Wash and soak the barley.

Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle — step 2

Cook the barley and shrimp in about five times as much water to make porridge.

Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle — step 3

Fillet the mackerel.

Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle — step 4

Marinate the mackerel with ginger, lemon and makgeolli to remove the fishy smell.

Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle — step 5

Pickle the beet with the sugar, vinegar and salt. When the porridge comes to a boil, add the mackerel fillets and cook gently.

Shrimp Barley Porridge with Poached Mackerel & Beet Pickle — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

541.5Calories (kcal)

88.4 gCarbs

25.3 gProtein

9.6 gFat

140.7 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.