Platter of Nine Delicacies, Gujeolpan
구절판
Here is a dish to impress your guests. An array of beautiful colours and wonderful flavours will definitely wow everyone. It does take some time and effort but it’s a great dish to show your care and love for someone.
Gujeolpan was one of the ancient Korean royal dishes, served to the king. The name, gujeolpan, originated from a wooden tray with 9 compartments. This tray was used to serve a dish with 8 different fillings and small thin wraps. Number 9 has a meaning of “all” and was believed to bring good luck. Today the word gujeolpan is used to refer to the the food rather than the tray.
You can make a few different variations using your favorite seafood and vegetables.
Buy Korean ingredients online here.
Here is a dish to impress your guests. An array of beautiful colours and wonderful flavours will definitely wow everyone. It does take some time and effort but it’s a great dish to show your care and love for someone.
Gujeolpan was one of the ancient Korean royal dishes, served to the king. The name, gujeolpan, originated from a wooden tray with 9 compartments. This tray was used to serve a dish with 8 different fillings and small thin wraps. Number 9 has a meaning of “all” and was believed to bring good luck. Today the word gujeolpan is used to refer to the the food rather than the tray.
You can make a few different variations using your favorite seafood and vegetables.
Buy Korean ingredients online here.
INGREDIENTS
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12 oz | Sliced Beef Sirloin 불고기용 등심 (can use other beef cuts or there meat) | |
10 oz | Crab Meat (Imitation) 맛살 | |
2 oz | Shiitake mushroom (dried) 표고버섯 | |
10 oz | Shrimp 새우 | |
3 | Cucumber 오이 | |
15 oz | Carrot (large Korean carrot) 당근 (1 large Korean carrot is about 11oz / 300g) | |
8 | Egg 계란 | |
2⅔ tbs | Salt 소금 | |
2⅔ tbs | Black Pepper 후추 | |
for flour wrap | ||
2¾ cups | Flour 밀가루 | |
3½ cups | Water 물 | |
½ tsp | Salt 소금 | |
for sauce | ||
5½ tbs | Korean mustard paste, Geoja 겨자 | |
½ cup 3 tbs | Water 물 | |
1⅔ tbs | Sugar 설탕 | |
¼ tsp | Salt 소금 | |
2⅔ tsp | Milk 우유 (optional) |
Optional Ingredients and Substitutions
beef: You can use other meat or omit meat all together for vegetarian meals.
shrimp: You can use other seafood instead of shrimp
vegetables: You can also use other vegetables like zucchini, red and green peppers instead of vegetables in this recipe.
Good to know
Traditionally wheat flour is used to make the wrap. However, you can use sweet rice flour or rice flour instead.
The wrap should be made as thin as possible. If it’s not thin enough add more water to the batter.
More questions? Please leave your questions below in the comment section. We will do our best to answer as soon as we can.
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Ingredient amounts in the recipe instructions are for the default serving size. |
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Ingredient amounts in the recipe summary are for the default serving size. |
1. Soak Shiitake MushroomSoak dried Shiitake mushroom in water for 20 min. To speed up the soaking process, use sugar water instead (1 tbs sugar for 1 cup of water). |
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Soak
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2. Cut cucumberWash & peel 1 cucumber. Don’t peel all the skin. Leave bits of skin randomly. Cut into 2” (or 5cm) long pieces and peel the flesh thinly while turning to create a thin sheet of cucumber flesh. Do not use the middle part (seeds). If this method is too hard, just use the regular method of julienning cucumber. |
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Wash & Peel Cut into 2” (or 5cm) long Peel thinly while turning Discard seeds | |
3. Julienne cucumberJulienne the cucumber flesh. |
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Julienne cucumber | |
4. Cut carrotWash & Peel ½ carrot. Cut it into 2” (or 5cm) long pieces. Slice thinly. |
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Wash & Peel Cut into 2” (or 5cm) length Slice thinly | |
5. Julienne carrotJulienne the sliced carrots. |
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Julienne carrot | |
6. Wash shiitake mushroomWash shiitake mushrooms thoroughly and squeeze all the water out by hand. |
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Wash shiitake mushrooms squeeze water out | |
7. Julienne mushroomsRemove the stems with scissors or a knife. Slice the cap of the shiitake mushroom thinly. Julienne shiitake mushroom into thin strips. |
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Remove stem Slice mushroom thinly Julienne | |
8. Sauté mushroomPreheat a pan with 1 teaspoon of oil on high heat for 1 min. Sauté mushrooms with a pinch of salt and pepper on high heat for 1 min. |
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Preheat a pan
Sauté mushrooms High Heat 1 min | |
9. Prepare crab meatRemove the wrapper from the crab sticks. Cut them into 2” (or 5cm) length and tear each piece into strips. |
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Unwrap crab sticks Cut 2” (or 5cm) long pieces Tear into strips | |
10. Separate EggsSeparate egg yolks from egg whites into separate bowls. Season with a pinch of salt and beat it. |
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Separate
Season
Beat | |
11. Cook EggsPreheat a non-stick pan on low heat for a minute. Coat with vegetable oil and spread the egg yolks thin in the pan. When it’s fully cooked, remove it from the pan and cool it down on the side. Repeat the same for egg whites. |
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Preheat Low Heat 1 min Coat vegetable oil Spread egg yolks thin Cook Low Heat 3 min Cool down Repeat for egg whites | |
12. Cut eggsOnce they are cooled down, cut the cooked eggs into thin strips. If the eggs are still warm, you won’t be able to cut cleanly. |
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Cool down Cut into strips | |
13. Cut BeefCut beef into strips. Preheat a non-stick pan on med-high heat for 1 min. Coat with vegetable oil and pan-fry beef strips until fully cooked. Add a pinch of salt and black pepper. |
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Cut beef intp strips Preheat Med Heat 1 min Coat with vegetable oil Pan-fry beef strips Med Heat 3 minor until cooked Add
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14. Blanch ShrimpWash and blanch shrimp in boiling water for 3-5 min or until cooked. Drain water out in a strainer. |
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Wash shrimp Blanch
Drain water out | |
15. Make flour mixMix 1 cup of flour, 1¼ cup of water and ⅛ teaspoon of salt. Pour the mix through a fine strainer. |
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Mix
Strain | |
16. Make flour wrapPreheat a non-stick pan on low heat for 1 min. Pour about 1 teaspoon of flour mix on the pan in circular motion so it spreads very thinly to create a circle of diameter 3” (8cm). Cook on low heat. Flip when one side is cooked. Repeat. |
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Preheat Med Heat 1 min Add
Cook Low Heat 1 min Flip Repeat | |
17. Dipping SauceMix 2 tablespoons of Korean mustard paste, 4 tablespoons of water, 2 teaspoon of sugar, a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon of milk (optional). |
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Mix
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18. ServePlace the flour wrap in the middle of a large plate and arrange all other prepared ingredients around the wrap so that contrasting colors are beside each other. |
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Place wrap in middle Place all ingredients around wrap | |
19. EnjoyPlace a mix of different ingredients on the flour wrap. Drizzle a little bit of sauce on top. Fold the wrap in half. Enjoy. |
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Wrap ingredients with flour wrap Drizzle sauce Fold wrap Enjoy! |
Comments
I am sure it will still taste good with your favorite vegetables. Maybe you can use tofu but you should season with soy sauce and some sugar. Also, you can use various types of mushrooms.
Estoy seguro de que seguirá el buen gusto con sus vegetales favoritos. Tal vez usted puede utilizar tofu pero debería temporada con salsa de soja y un poco de azúcar. Además, puede utilizar varios tipos de hongos.