South Korea

Group F | Asia

Nakji Bokkeum

In Heung Min Son, South Korea have the most expensive Asian footballer right now, but with Seonkyoung Longest's Nakji Bokkeum, they also take the claim of the spiciest recipe on the World Cook.

You can use fresh or frozen octopus for this fiery stir fry. If needed you can make it a bit more mild if you hold back on the amount of gochugaru, either way its Fantastic, Baby.

  • Time 45mins
  • Makes 4
  • Difficulty Professional
  • Units Imperial Metric

Ingredients

  • 450g Octopus
    1 lb
    450g
    Octopus roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp Salt
    2 tbsp
    2 tbsp
    Salt
  • 1 tbsp Gochujang
    1 tbsp
    1 tbsp
    Gochujang
  • 3 tbsp Gochugaru
    3 tbsp
    3 tbsp
    Gochugaru
  • 1 ½ tbsp Soy Sauce
    1 ½ tbsp
    1 ½ tbsp
    Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Honey
    2 tbsp
    2 tbsp
    Honey
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch
    1 tsp
    1 tsp
    Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Mirin
    1 tbsp
    1 tbsp
    Mirin
  • 1 tsp Sesame oil
    1 tsp
    1 tsp
    Sesame oil
  • 5 cloves Garlic
    5 cloves
    5 cloves
    Garlic minced
  • ½ Onion
    ½
    ½
    Onion sliced into half moons
  • ¼ Cabbage
    ¼
    ¼
    Cabbage sliced into half moons
  • ½ Carrot
    ½
    ½
    Carrot thinly sliced
  • 2 Scallions
    2
    2
    Scallions thinly sliced
  • 1 Green chili
    1
    1
    Green chili thinly sliced
  • 140g Rice
    1 cup
    140g
    Rice
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
    2 tbsp
    2 tbsp
    Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Sesame seeds
    1 tsp
    1 tsp
    Sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp Alfalfa sprouts
    1 tbsp
    1 tbsp
    Alfalfa sprouts

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