Side Dishes

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang

Name: Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 70 g Eggplant; 0.5 g Ginger; 2 g Gochujang (Korean chili paste); 2 g Rice syrup (mulyeot); 0.5 g Sesame seeds; 2 g Perilla oil

가지볶음

Batons of eggplant stir-fried in perilla oil over high heat, then tossed briefly with a light gochujang, syrup, ginger and sesame seasoning.

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang

10mPrep

10mCook

1Serving

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Ginger in Korean CookingFresh ginger, ginger juice and ginger syrup for marinades and teas
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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Wash the eggplant and cut into 1×1×4 cm batons.

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang — step 1

Finely mince the ginger.

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang — step 2

Mix the ginger with the gochujang, syrup and sesame seeds.

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang — step 3

Heat the perilla oil in a pan and stir-fry the eggplant over high heat.

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang — step 4

When cooked, add the seasoning and toss just until coated.

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang — step 5

Plate and serve.

Stir-Fried Eggplant with Ginger Gochujang — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

37.6Calories (kcal)

4.7 gCarbs

0.9 gProtein

2.5 gFat

68 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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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.