🦑 Ojingeo bokkeum (Korean spicy stir-fried squid)

Name: Ojingeo bokkeum (Korean spicy stir-fried squid)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 500 g squid, cleaned and scored, cut into strips; 2 tbsp gochujang; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 tbsp sugar; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp grated ginger; 1 onion, sliced; 1 carrot, sliced; 150 g cabbage, chopped; 2 green chillies and 2 scallions, sliced; 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Origin: South Korea

330kcal

per serving · 300 g

110kcal

per 100 g

36 gProtein12 g / 100 g

9 gFat3 g / 100 g

27 gCarbs9 g / 100 g

Ojingeo bokkeum is a Korean stir-fry of squid tossed with vegetables such as onion, cabbage, carrot and green chilli in a fiery sauce of gochujang, garlic and ginger. The squid stays tender and slightly chewy, the vegetables crisp, and the sauce sweet, spicy and sticky. It is served hot with a bowl of steamed rice.

Diets

✓

No pork

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

Low-carb9 g carbs per 100 g

✓

High protein12 g protein per 100 g — 44% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: squid

Not veganbecause of: squid

Contains glutenbecause of: gochujang

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Crustaceans ⚠ Soy ⚠ Molluscs

What it is made of

squidgochujanggarlicgingervegetables

Recipe

3 servings25 min

Ingredients

500 g squid, cleaned and scored, cut into strips
2 tbsp gochujang
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp grated ginger
1 onion, sliced; 1 carrot, sliced; 150 g cabbage, chopped
2 green chillies and 2 scallions, sliced
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Method

Mix the gochujang, chilli flakes, sugar, garlic and ginger into a sauce.
Heat the oil in a wok over high heat and stir-fry the onion, carrot and cabbage for 2 minutes.
Add the squid and sauce and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes, just until the squid turns opaque.
Add the chillies and scallions, toss and serve right away.

How to make it lighter

Double the vegetables to make a bigger plate for the same calories.
Keep the oil to one tablespoon — about 120 kcal.
Serve with a small bowl of rice or with lettuce leaves for wrapping.

History

Squid has long been a common seafood in Korea's coastal cooking, and spicy gochujang stir-fries like this one are everyday home and restaurant dishes across South Korea today.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →