Light Dwaejigogi Chaeso Jjim (Steamed Pork and Vegetables)
A one-dish meal made by layering lean pork hind leg and vegetables in a steamer and steaming them together.
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This dish layers lean pork hind leg with mung bean sprouts, mushrooms, and various vegetables, steaming them for about 7 minutes. It is light and not greasy, and when served with a spicy-tangy soy dipping sauce flavored with Cheongyang chili peppers, it tastes as clean and refreshing as shabu-shabu.
- Servings
- 3–4 servings
- Cook time
- 7 minprep not included
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Spiciness
- Mildly spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Pork300 g (hind leg)
- Mung bean sprouts2 handfuls, 150 g
- Onion1/2
- Carrot1/4
- Sweet potato1 (small)
- Shiitake mushrooms2
- Oyster mushrooms1 handful
- Large green onion (daepa)1/2 stalks
Seasoning
- Cheongyang chili pepper (hot green chili)3
- Regular soy sauce (jin-ganjang) or brewed soy sauce (yangjo-ganjang) (or brewed soy sauce (yangjo-ganjang))4 tbsp
- Fish sauce1 tbsp
- Sugar2 tbsp
- Mirin (cooking rice wine)2 tbsp
- Vinegar4 tbsp
- Garlic1 tbsp
- Ground black pepper1/2 tsp
- Ground toasted sesame seeds1 tbsp
- You can prepare the mung bean sprouts and vegetables based on what you have in the fridge. Because the texture is so good, the more you have, the better it seems.
- You can buy pork thinly sliced for bulgogi. Since hind leg meat has almost no fat, it clumps together when steamed, so slice it while slightly frozen and separate the slices so they come apart easily.
- Kabocha squash works well instead of sweet potato, too.
- I did not have scallions for garnish, so I sliced large green onion thinly into rounds.
- You can substitute an equal amount of soy sauce for the fish sauce.
Steps
You can buy pork thinly sliced for bulgogi.
Since hind leg meat has almost no fat, it clumps together when steamed, so slice it while slightly frozen and separate the slices so they come apart easily.
Trim the bottom ends of the oyster mushrooms and tear them into individual strands.
Julienne the onion, not too thinly.
Julienne the shiitake mushrooms as well.
Julienne the sweet potato and carrot as well. Kabocha squash works well too.
I did not have scallions for garnish, so I sliced large green onion thinly into rounds.
Thinly slice the Cheongyang chili peppers into rounds to add heat to the sauce.
Add the sauce ingredients—3 Cheongyang chili peppers, 4 tbsp regular soy sauce (or brewed soy sauce), 1 tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp mirin, 4 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp garlic, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, and 1 tbsp ground toasted sesame seeds—and mix well.
Among Baek Jong-won's sauce ingredients, I added fish sauce, mirin, and black pepper to suit my taste.
You can substitute an equal amount of soy sauce for the fish sauce.
Place all the julienned vegetables together in a bowl and toss them evenly.
Now steam them: place a layer of vegetables in a steaming pot with steam rising, then spread a layer of meat over them.
Layer vegetables, then meat... when finished, cover with the lid and steam for about 7 minutes.
To keep the mung bean sprouts crunchy, steaming for only about 5 minutes would be good too; the meat just needs to be cooked through.
Transfer to a plate and sprinkle the large green onion gently on top to finish.
Adding plenty of mung bean sprouts will make it even more delicious.
I tried hard to keep the meat slices from sticking together, but due to the nature of hind leg meat, some parts inevitably stuck together.
Also, because hind leg meat is lean, it is less tender.
Ppunwife's tips
- To keep the mung bean sprouts crunchy, steaming for only about 5 minutes would be good too; the meat just needs to be cooked through.
- Adding plenty of mung bean sprouts will make it even more delicious.
FAQ
How do you prep the pork so the pieces do not stick together?
Lean hind leg meat clumps easily when steamed, so it is best to slice it while slightly frozen and separate each slice before placing it in the steamer.
Can I use another seasoning instead of the fish sauce in the sauce?
If you do not have fish sauce or prefer not to use it, you can substitute an equal amount of soy sauce instead.
Can I add other vegetables instead of sweet potato?
Julienned kabocha squash works great as a substitute for sweet potato.
How do I adjust the cooking time to keep the mung bean sprouts crunchy?
Since the pork just needs to be fully cooked through, you can reduce the steaming time to around 5 minutes if you want crunchy mung bean sprouts.
