One-Pot Dishes

Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée

Name: Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 20 Perilla leaves; 1 bunch Bok choy; 3 Shrimp; 75 g Spanish mackerel (samchi); a few Edible flowers; 185 ml Cooking oil (for frying); 230 ml Heavy cream; 3 ml Olive oil; 150 g Boiled potato; 15 ml Unsalted butter, melted; 15 ml Milk; 3 g Sugar; 3 g Ground black pepper; 3 g Lemon juice; 2 g Salt; 3 g Ground black pepper; 2 g Dried rosemary; 3 g Glutinous rice flour; 12 g Starch

깻잎퓌레를 곁들인 삼치새우

Pan-seared Spanish mackerel and fried shrimp layered with a fragrant perilla leaf cream purée, mashed potatoes, torched bok choy and edible flowers. The mackerel and shrimp season the dish, and the gentle perilla aroma keeps it mild.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Wash the perilla leaves, halve the bok choy, peel and devein the shrimp, and season the mackerel.

Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée — step 1

Bring the perilla leaves, cream and olive oil to a boil, blend until smooth and strain to make the purée.

Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée — step 2

Mash the boiled potato with the melted butter, sugar and pepper, press through a sieve and mix in the milk.

Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée — step 3

Batter the shrimp and fry in oil heated to 180°C for 3 minutes. Sear the bok choy in a dry pan and char lightly with a torch.

Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée — step 4

Heat 5 ml of oil in a pan over medium heat and cook the mackerel for 5 minutes, turning, until golden.

Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée — step 5

Layer on the plate: perilla purée, mackerel, mashed potato, bok choy, fried shrimp and petals.

Spanish Mackerel & Crispy Shrimp with Perilla Cream Purée — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

575.2Calories (kcal)

40.5 gCarbs

27.3 gProtein

33.8 gFat

655.6 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.