Gochujang Eomuk Bokkeum, Spicy fishcake

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30 min

Gochujang eomuk bokkeum is a Korean school lunchbox favorite. It's a delicious combination of sweet, spicy, chewy and salty that pairs well with rice. Eomuk (fish cake) also called odeng, is processed pureed fish in various shapes and sizes. It's widely popular in Korean street food cuisine, especially eomuk soup. You can find eomuk in the frozen food section of Asian markets. This stir-fried dish is quick and easy to prepare and will soon be a staple in your home.

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Main ingredients
3 oz	Fishcake, Eomuk or Odeng 어묵(오뎅) (retangular sheet, can use other shapes)
⅛	Onion (Medium) 양파
1	Cheongyang Chili Pepper 청양고추 (or green chili pepper or green pepper)
1 tbs	Vegetable Oil 식용유
For seasoning sauce
1½ tsp	Gochujang (Hot Pepper Paste) 고추장
1½ tsp	Soy Sauce (regular) 왜간장
⅔ tsp	Mul Yeot / Malt (Maltose) Syrup 물엿 (optional, add maple syrup or more sugar)
1 tsp	Sugar 설탕
1½ tsp	Cheongju, Korean Rice Wine 청주 (or soju or white wine, optional)
¼ tsp	Garlic (minced) 다진 마늘
1½ tsp	Chopped Green Onion 다진파
1½ tsp	Sesame Oil 참기름
½ tsp	Sesame Seeds 깨
pinch	Black Pepper 후추

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1. Prepare vegetables Wash and slice the onion. Wash and cut chungyang chilli pepper diagonally.		1 Onion wash slice Chungyang chilli pepper wash cut diagonally
2. Prepare fishcake Cut fishcake into squares (1”X1” or 2.5 cmX2.5cm).		2 Cut fishcake 1”X1”
3. Mix seasoning ingredients Mix1 tablespoon of gochujang (hot pepper paste), 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, ½ tablespoon of malt syrup, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of rice wine, ½ teaspoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of chopped green onion and a pinch of black pepper) in a bowl.		3 Mix 1 tbs gochujang 1tbs soy sauce ½ tbs malt syrup 2 tsp sugar 1 tbs rice wine ½ tsp minced garlic 1 tbs chopped green onion pinch black pepper
4. Stir-fry fish cake Coat a frying pan with 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil and preheat on high heat for 1 minute. Add the fish cake and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until lightly browned.		4 Preheat 2tbs vegetable oil High Heat 1 min Add fish cake Stir-fry 2 min
5. Add vegetables Add the vegetables to the pan and stir-fry on high heat for 3 minutes. (If you are cooking a large amount, you will have to cook for a longer time.) If things start to stick to the pan, add more vegetable oil.		5 Add vegetables Stir-fry High Heat 3 min
6. Add seasoning Add the seasoning sauce to the pan and stir-fry on low heat for 3-5 minutes.		6 Add seasoning sauce Stir-fry Low Heat 3 min
7. Finish off Turn off the heat. Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds and mix well.		7 Turn off heat Add 1 tbs sesame oil 1 tsp sesame seeds Mix
8. Serve Serve on a side dish plate. Enjoy!		8 Serve Enjoy!