Side Dishes

Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad

Name: Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 250 g Eel; 100 g Milk; 1 g Ground black pepper; 25 g Burdock root; 20 g Fresh ginseng; 20 g Water dropwort (minari); 15 g Enoki mushrooms; 40 g Onion; 17 g Green chili pepper; 15 g Red chili pepper; 7 g Seasoned soy sauce (mat-ganjang)

장어찜

Milk-marinated eel steamed until tender, served with a fragrant salad of burdock, fresh ginseng, water dropwort, enoki and chilies. Choosing aromatic vegetables means you can enjoy the eel without a heavy soy-based eel sauce.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Score the flesh side of the eel and marinate in milk and pepper to remove the fishy smell.

Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad — step 1

Julienne the burdock, ginseng and red chili and soak in cold water.

Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad — step 2

Cut the water dropwort and enoki into bite-sized pieces.

Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad — step 3

Thinly julienne the onion and green chili.

Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad — step 4

Steam the eel.

Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad — step 5

Toss all the vegetables with the seasoned soy sauce and serve the salad with the eel.

Steamed Eel with Ginseng Burdock Salad — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

328.3Calories (kcal)

2.1 gCarbs

20.4 gProtein

26.5 gFat

74.7 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.