San Jeok - Beef and Vegetable Skewers (with a Vegetarian Option)

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20 min

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cooking time:

40 min

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60 min

Looking for great party Hors d’Oeuvres? San Jeok is delicious and its vibrant colors make it a perfect dish for parties and gatherings. You can make a vegetarian version easily. Koreans enjoy San Joek on special holidays like New Year's Day or Korean Thanksgiving Day. Families would come together and make this together while sharing stories and laughter. Invite your friends and try it!

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INGREDIENTS

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main ingredients
83	Tooth pick
½ cup 3 tbs	Vegetable Oil 식용유
1 lb 13 oz	Carrot (large Korean carrot) 당근 (1 large Korean carrot is about 11oz / 300g)
17	Green Onion 파
1 lb 3 oz	Crab Meat (Imitation) 맛살 (optional)
1 lb 3 oz	Sticky Rice Cake Tube, Garaeddeok 가래떡 (optional)
¼ tsp	Salt 소금
¼ tsp	Black Pepper 후추
1 lb 13 oz	Beef 소고기 (sirloin, can use any steak cut)
11	Portobello mushroom (or shiitake mushrooms)
for marinade for beef and mushroom
½ cup 3 tbs	Soy Sauce (regular) 왜간장
5½ tbs	Sugar 설탕
5½ tbs	Water 물
2⅔ tbs	Sesame Oil 참기름 (optional)
1⅔ tbs	Garlic (minced) 다진 마늘
1⅔ tbs	Chopped Green Onion 다진파
½ tsp	Black Pepper 후추
for coating
2¾ cups	Flour 밀가루
8	Egg 계란
¼ tsp	Salt 소금
¼ tsp	Black Pepper 후추
for dipping sauce
2⅔ tbs	Soy Sauce (regular) 왜간장
2⅔ tbs	Water 물
2⅔ tbs	Vinegar 식초
1⅔ tbs	Chopped Green Onion 다진파 (optional)
1½	Red Chili Pepper 붉은 고추 (optional)
1½	Green Chili Pepper 풋고추 (optional)

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You can make 25-30 skewers with the default amount.

Optional Ingredients and Substitutions
Beef: round or sirloin is usually used. You can use any part as long as they can be skewered.
Shiitake mushrooms: Shiitake mushrooms can be used instead of portobello. You will need more numbers since shiitake mushrooms are smaller. If using dried shiitake mushrooms, soak in water for 30 min. Wash and squeeze water out before using them.
Rice cake and crab meat can be omitted.
You can use other meat or vegetables you love.
Vegetarian option:The recipe works great without beef or crab meat.

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1. Prepare Mushroom Wash 4 portobello mushrooms (may need more or less depending on the size) in cold water, drain and dry on paper towel. Cut off the cap and slice mushrooms to 2” (or 5 cm) long and ¼” (or 7 mm)thick. Square off the ends if the mushrooms are big enough.		1 Wash 4 mushrooms Cut into 2” (or 5 cm) strips.
2. Prepare Carrots Peel and wash 1 large carrot. Cut them into 2” (or 5 cm) long, ⅜” (or 1 cm) wide and ⅜” (or 7 mm) thick strips.		2 Wash1 carrot Cut into strips 2” X ¼” X ⅜” (or 5cm X 1cm X 0.7cm)
3. Prepare Green Onions Wash 6 green onions and cut the green part to 2” (or 5 cm) length and chop up the white part for the marinade.		3 Wash 6 green onions Cut green part into 5 cm Chop white part
4. Crab meat (optional) For crab meat, peel the plastic wrap and cut into 2” (or 5 cm) length.		4 Cut into 2” (or 5 cm)
5. Beef Cut into 2” (or 5 cm) long and ⅜” (or 1 cm) wide strips.		5 Beef 300 g Cut to 2” X ⅜” (or 5cm X1 cm) strips
6. Make marinade. Mix 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of water, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon of chopped green onions & ¼ tsp black pepper in a bowl.		6 Mix in a bowl 4 tbs soy sauce 2 tbs sugar 2 tbs water 1 tbs sesame oil 1 tsp chopped garlic 1 tsp chopped green onions ¼ tsp black pepper
7. Marinate mushroom Pour ⅓ of the marinade on the mushrooms.		7 Marinate mushrooms
8. Marinate beef Marinate beef with the rest of the marinade.		8 Marinate beef
9. Sauté carrots Sauté carrots with a pinch of salt and pepper on medium heat for 5 min or until carrots become soft.		9 Sauté carrots Add a pinch salt a pinch black pepper Med Heat 5 minor until soft
10. Skewer ingredients Skewer prepared ingredients in the same order.		10 Skewer ingredients
11. Coat with flour Dredge the skewers with flour.		11 Dredge skewers with flour
12. Coat with eggs Beat 3 eggs with a pinch of salt and pepper. Then, coat the flour-coated skewers in the egg mixture.		12 Beat 3 eggs Add a pinch salt a pinch black pepper Coat skewers with eggs
13. Cook Coat a non-stick pan with vegetable oil and cook the skewers on medium heat for 5 min or until golden brown. Flip the skewers and cook for another 5 min or until golden brown.		13 Coat pan with vegetable oil Cook skewers Med Heat 5 min Flip and cook Med Heat 5 min
14. Serve Place the skewers on paper tower to drain oil and serve on a plate. Make dipping sauce mixing 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of water and 1 tablespoon of vinegar. You can add 2 teaspoon of chopped green onions and sliced red and green chili peppers to kick it up a notch.		14 Drain oil Serve Dipping sauce 1 tbs soy sauce 1 tbs vinegar 1 tbs water 2 tsp chopped green pepper (optional) sliced red & green chili peppers (optional)