Rice Dishes

Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang

Name: Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 10 g Spring cabbage (bomdong); 6 g Perilla leaves; 6 g Long-arm octopus legs; 3 g Sesame oil; 8 g Aralia shoots (dureup); 4 g Olive oil; 3 g Water dropwort (minari); 12 g Blanched cockle meat; 4 g Olive oil; 100 g Cooked rice; 3 g Sesame seeds; 10 g Sesame oil; 14 g Onion, minced; 14 g Carrot, minced; 14 g Korean zucchini, minced; 150 g Water; 14 g Doenjang (soybean paste); 4 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 4 g Minced garlic; 4 g Red chili pepper; a little Cheongyang chili pepper; a small piece Tofu

봄주먹밥

Rice balls mixed with chopped cockles, wrapped in blanched spring cabbage (bomdong) and perilla and tied with water dropwort, served with seasoned octopus legs, aralia shoots and a thick tofu doenjang dip. Serving the sauce for dipping and adding tofu to the doenjang lower the sodium.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Blanch the spring cabbage and perilla leaves and drain in a sieve.

Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang — step 1

Pat the blanched cockles dry, chop, and mix with the olive-oil-seasoned rice and sesame seeds. Shape into bite-sized balls.

Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang — step 2

Blanch the octopus legs, cool in cold water and toss with 3 g of sesame oil; blanch the aralia shoots, drain and toss with olive oil.

Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang — step 3

Wrap each cockle rice ball in spring cabbage, then perilla, and tie with blanched water dropwort.

Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang — step 4

Heat sesame oil in a pot and sauté the onion, carrot and zucchini, then add the water, doenjang, gochugaru, garlic, chilies and tofu and simmer down into a thick dip.

Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang — step 5

Serve the rice balls with the octopus, aralia shoots and tofu gangdoenjang.

Spring Greens Rice Balls with Tofu Gangdoenjang — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

252.4Calories (kcal)

19.63 gCarbs

4.29 gProtein

2.12 gFat

118.1 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.