Side Dishes

Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban)

Name: Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 10 g Seaweed (gim); 8 g Garlic; 5 g Ginger; 1.3 g Sesame seeds; 30 g Water; 2 g Soy sauce; 2 g Sugar; 1 g Rice syrup (mulyeot); 1 g Vinegar; 1 g Red chili pepper

김자반

Squares of seaweed stacked and soaked with a simmered, cooled sweet soy sauce mixed with slivered garlic, ginger and red chili. A light, low-sodium soy marinade keeps this classic rice companion gentle.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Pick out any debris from the seaweed.

Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban) — step 1

Finely julienne the red chili, garlic and ginger.

Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban) — step 2

Combine the soy marinade ingredients (except the chili) and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes, then let cool.

Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban) — step 3

Cut the seaweed into 12–18 pieces.

Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban) — step 4

Mix the garlic, ginger and chili into the marinade.

Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban) — step 5

Stack the seaweed and pour the marinade over the top, sprinkling with sesame seeds.

Stacked Seaweed with Garlic Ginger Soy (Gim Jaban) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

45.2Calories (kcal)

10.4 gCarbs

4.8 gProtein

0.9 gFat

232 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.