Sautéed Squid and Pork with Hot Pepper Paste
Words and photos by Jo Ara
This food has been catching on among many Koreans as a lunch menu because it is highly nutritious and furthermore, inexpensive. Squid is a type of mollusk and is mostly caught from the East Sea in Korea. It contains a lot of taurine, which prevents heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and the list goes on. Samgyeopsal is pork, specifically the belly of the pig. Being composed of fat and lean meat, it is savory and smells good. With regard to nutrition, pork is rich in essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fat and vitamin B, so it decreases cholesterol.
Ingredients
Squid 120g, pork (samgyeopsal) 300g, onion 120g, hot pepper 5g, bean sprouts 100g, cooking oil 15ml, Korean hot pepper paste 15g, minced garlic 10g, sugar 15g, starch syrup 10g, soy sauce 45ml, sesame oil 15ml
How to cook
1. Cut pork and squid into bite-sized pieces along with onions and hot peppers.
2. Put Korean hot pepper paste, minced garlic, sugar, starch syrup, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a bowl and mix.
3. Mix the sliced pork and squid with sauce, keep in sauce for 20-30 minutes.
4. Put cooking oil, marinated pork and squid in a heated pan and fry.
5. Sautéed squid and pork with hot pepper paste is done!