Spicy Stir Fried Squid (Ojingeo Bokkeum)
Spicy Stir Fried Squid is a simple dish packed with sweet and spicy flavors. It pairs well with rice for a delicious lunch or beer for a good time munchie!
Servings: 3 people
Equipment
- Wok Optional
- Blow Torch As an alternative to wok
Ingredients
- 350 grams Frozen Whole Squid Chopped into strips
- 200 grams Cabbage Strips
- 100 grams Onion Strips
- 25 grams Carrots Julienne
- 1 pc Jalapeño Peppers Chopped, Optional
- 2 stalks Scallions 1 stalk cut into 3-inch pieces, 1 stalk chopped
- 1 tbsp Canola or Vegetable Oil For stir-frying
- 2 tbsp Korean Red Pepper Paste
- 1 tbsp Korean Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 tbsp Korean Red Pepper Powder
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1/2 tbsp Sesame Seeds
- 1/2-1 tbsp Plum Juice or Apple Juice
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients by mincing the garlic and a bit of scallion, chopping the squid, onion, cabbage, carrots, and scallions into strips. Chop jalapeño if you prefer it to be spicier. Prepare all the seasonings as well.
- Heat up the pan, add a bit of oil, and saute the garlic and chopped scallions until fragrant.
- Add the squid and saute them for a couple of minutes until it turns purplish-pink.
- Add the vegetables and saute it all together for a couple of minutes.
- Push the squid and vegetables to the side and season with gochujang, pepper flakes, pepper powder, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, sesame seeds, and plum juice on the side.
- Mix the sauce with the rendered water from the squid and vegetables. Do this until it loosens up, then stir-fry the sauce with the squid and veggies.
- Torch the squid for a couple of minutes while stir-frying. Be careful in handling this!
- Finish with some sesame seeds, serve with rice, and enjoy!