Side Dishes

Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi)

Name: Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 70 g Tomato; 5 g Young garlic chives; 8 g Red onion; 2.5 g Sand lance fish sauce (kkanari-aekjeot); 0.6 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 0.5 g Salt; 1 g Sesame seeds; 2 g Sugar

토마토소박이

Firm tomatoes cut into sixths (keeping the base intact) and stuffed with young chives and red onion tossed in a light sand lance sauce and chili seasoning, chilled for 30 minutes. Since it's low in salt, eat it within a day; choose slightly firm tomatoes.

🇰🇷 A twist on Baechu Kimchi — see the classic napa cabbage kimchi recipe →

15mPrep

1Serving

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Garlic Chives (Buchu)Flat garlic chives for pancakes, kimchi and dumplings
Jeotgal (Salted Shrimp & Fish Sauce)Salted, fermented seafood — Korea's umami seasoning 🛒 Shop on Amazon
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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Wash the ingredients.

Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi) — step 1

Cut the tomato into sixths without cutting through the base.

Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi) — step 2

Cut the chives into 1 cm lengths.

Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi) — step 3

Finely julienne the red onion.

Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi) — step 4

Toss the chives and onion with the seasoning to make the filling.

Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi) — step 5

Stuff the tomato with the filling and refrigerate for about 30 minutes before eating.

Tomato Sobagi (Stuffed Tomato Kimchi) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

30Calories (kcal)

5.2 gCarbs

1.4 gProtein

0.7 gFat

316.6 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.