BULDAK AND JUMUKBAP - KOREAN SPICY CHICKEN AND RICE BALLS
BULDAK means FIRE CHICKEN ( really spicy chicken)
JUMUKBAP are rice balls
I’ve served this with assorted vegetables and cheese
An easy wholesome delicious meal
INGREDIENTS:
0.5 kg chicken ( breast or thigh) cut into bite-sized pieces
1-2tbsp garlic chopped
1tbsp ginger chopped
2tbsp mirin
2 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2-3 tbsp gochugaru( red pepper powder )
1tbsp plum extract or honey
1tbsp oil
Mozzarella cheese
Spring onion and sesame seeds for garnish
VEGETABLES
½ onions, diced
¼ Cabbage, thick sliced
2-3 Mushrooms, sliced
½ Carrot, slivered
5-6 pieces of Bok Choy or any other green vegetable( spinach, Choi sum, etc)
RICE BALLS
1 ½ cup warm cooked rice( jasmine)
1-2 tbsp mayonnaise
2-3 tbsp Furikake seasoning ( this is a mix of seaweed, salt, sesame seeds, dried fish and sugar )
INSTRUCTIONS
Marinate the chicken pieces with garlic, ginger, mirin, soya sauce, oyster sauce, honey, and gochugaru
Keep aside for at least an hour
Heat oil in a pan
Add and cook chicken until done. Remove and keep aside
Add some oil to the pan and stir fry the vegetables, starting with mushrooms and carrots, and lastly adding the greens. Add any leftover marinade to the vegetables. Add salt if needed. Cook until all vegetables are ready
Remove from fire and keep aside
In a bowl add the warm cooked rice, mayonnaise, and the furikake seasoning
Mix well and using hands mold them into small balls
Keep them aside
And you are done, your BULDAK and JUMUKBAP are ready
SERVE:
Heat up a sizzler plate
Line it with cabbage leaves
Add the vegetables, chicken and rice balls on to the plate
Add cheese
Once cheese melts, garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds
Serve hot and sizzling with Oi Muchim and kimchi
Enjoy!
SPICE LEVEL: 🌶🌶