Ddeokjjim (떡찜)
Legend has it that Ddeokjjim was created by a royal chef as a way
for the king to eat beef without burdening his digestion. (Many kings
suffered from indigestion apparrently due to lack of exercise)
Total Time : up to 1 hour 30 min Cooking Time : 20 min Serves : 4
Ingredients
6 (approximately eight inches long) ddeok (slender cylindrical white
rice-cakes, sometimes called rice noodle)
1/4 pound chopped beef
50 watercress stems
1 Cup water
1 Onion
Marinade for beef
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, ground
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon chopped leek
2 tablespoon pine nuts
Sauce
5 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoon chopped leek
2 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, ground
Directions
Preparation
Mix all marinade ingredients together in a mixing bowl and let sit for
1/2 hour.
If the ddeok has been refrigerated and is hard, steam slightly or soak
in very warm to hot water until it softens.
Cut the rice-cakes (Ddeok) into 1 1/2 inch lengths.
With a sharp knife, carefully cut slits into opposite sides of each
ddeok piece, being careful not to split the piece in half.
Slice onion from top to bottom into roughly 1/4 inch thick slices.
Place all sauce ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well.
Place beef in Marinade and let sit for 1/2 hour.
Cooking
Remove beef and pine nuts from marinade
Carefully place 1 teaspoon of the beef and pine nuts into the slits in
a piece of ddeok. Repeat until all pieces are "stuffed".
Par boil the watercress stems until just softened
Tie one watercress stem around each end of the stuffed ddeok pieces.
Heat a pan or skillet over medium to high heat.
Place sliced onion in pan and cook for twenty to thirty seconds.
Add sauce to pan and reduce heat to low.
Gently add stuffed ddeok, then pour water into pan from one side.
Stir gently until all ddeok pieces are well coated with sauce.
Cook until the ddeok pieces turn a light golden color (about ten
minutes), then remove from heat.
Place the ddeok pieces onto a serving dish and pour the sauce over
them. Serve warm.
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