AI-generated imageKorean Hobakseon: Stuffed Zucchini with Pork and Shiitake (3)
A traditional Korean dish of zucchini stuffed with pork and shiitake and steamed. Unlike zucchini pancakes, it is stuffed; this adaptation fully cooks the ground meat before filling.
Ingredients
servings: 3 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Wash, halve lengthwise and cut zucchini into 4 cm pieces. Make two slits in each piece leaving 1 cm intact at the base.
- 02
Soak squash in 200 mL water and 1/2 tsp salt for five minutes, rinse lightly and drain. Finely chop mushroom, carrot and scallion.
- 03
Mix pork with chopped vegetables, garlic, soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil. Sauté in an oiled pan until ground pork reaches at least 71°C.
- 04
Spoon slightly cooled meat filling into the slits. Steam over boiling water for roughly 5–7 minutes or until zucchini is tender.
- 05
Plate carefully; optionally serve a separate dip of 1/2 tsp mustard, 1 tsp vinegar and a little water.
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Before you cook
Cook ground pork to at least 71°C before stuffing. Clean raw-meat tools, check soy, wheat and optional mustard allergies, refrigerate within two hours at 4°C or below and reheat to 74°C.
Allergens: 간장(대두·제품에 따라 밀) / soy, possibly wheat in soy sauce / しょうゆの大豆・小麦, 선택 겨자 / optional mustard / 任意のからし
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