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Fresh Eggplant Kimchi (Gaji Geotjeori)

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South Korea

Fresh Eggplant Kimchi (Gaji Geotjeori)

가지겉절이

Side dish

Side dishesCourse
109kcal · per serving
5/5Spice
🌱 Vegan
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Recipe

Fresh Eggplant Kimchi (Gaji Geotjeori)

🌶 Spicy 5/5VeganContains: gluten, soy, sesame

Ingredients Tap an ingredient to check it off

Servings1
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  • eggplant가지
    250 g
  • onion양파
    60 g
  • green onion대파
    25 g
  • green chili pepper청고추
    15 g
  • red chili pepper홍고추
    15 g
  • easy fish sauce (eogan-jang)간편 어간장
    15 g
  • Seasoning sauce: gochujang (Korean chili paste)양념장 : 고추장
    ↔ No Seasoning sauce: gochujang (Korean chili paste)? Sriracha or another chili paste with a little miso and honey gets close. It won’t have the same fermented depth.
    🛒 Where to buy: Most large supermarkets now carry it in the Asian aisle; Korean grocery stores have more brands
    15 g
  • ginger syrup (saenggang-cheong)생강청
    15 g
  • minced garlic다진마늘
    5 g
  • toasted sesame seeds통깨
    7 g
  • plum syrup (maesil-cheong)매실청
    10 g
  • gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)고춧가루
    ↔ No gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)? Mix 2 parts sweet paprika with 1 part cayenne or red pepper flakes. Less smoky and a bit hotter, so start with half.
    🛒 Where to buy: Korean or Asian grocery stores (H Mart, Lotte Plaza), the international aisle of large supermarkets, or online
    10 g
  • vinegar식초
    10 g

Nutrition per serving

109kcal
16.2gCarbs
3.8gProtein
3.2gFat
344.3mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

  1. Cut the eggplant into bite-sized pieces and brine it in the easy fish sauce.
  2. Finely chop the green onion, green and red chili peppers, and onion.
  3. Squeeze the brined eggplant firmly to remove the moisture.
  4. Toss the eggplant and prepared vegetables in the seasoning sauce.
  5. Let the finished eggplant kimchi rest for about 2 hours to ripen before serving.
💡 TipGochujang, ginger syrup, and plum syrup in the seasoning sauce boost the savory depth, and the toasted sesame seeds add nuttiness, which let us reduce the gochujang. Chili flakes were added for color.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.

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