Oi seon - Korean Stuffed Cucumber Recipe hannaone
- 4 medium cucumbers
- 2 eggs
- 1 medium carrot
- 4 Pyogo (Shitake) mushroom
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoon roasted sesame oil
- 1/2 pound lean Beef
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 green or spring onion
- 6 cloves (2 teaspoon) fresh garlic
- 4 Pyogo (Shitake) mushroom
- 2 tablespoon salt
- Marinade: Finely chop the green/spring onion.
- Mince or press the garlic.
- Grind sesame seeds in a coffee or nut grinder.
- Mix marinade and let stand about 10 minutes.
- Cucumber: Wash well in cold water then rub the cucumbers with salt.
- Let stand for 5 minutes then rinse well.
- Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise, then lightly score the skin on a diaganal.
- Remove seeds, leaving a trench in each half.
- Lighly salt the inner face, then let stand about 30 minutes.
- Carrot: Slice the carrot lenthwise into roughly 1/4 inch thick slices, then cut into strips about 1/4 inch thick by 2 inches long (Julienne).
- Beef: Thin slice the beef into strips about the same size as the carrot.
- Mix beef with marinade and let stand ate least 20 minutes.
- Eggs: Separate egg yolks from the whites, lightly whip each, and fry separately until lightly browned.
- Slice into long narrow strips.
- Cooking
- Heat a skillet or pan over high heat.
- Add meat and cook until well browned.
- Set aside.
- In a separate pan, (or wipe down the same pan) add 1 teaspoon sesame oil and lightly fry the carrot and mushroom (about one to two minutes).
- Set aside.
- Pat cucumber dry with paper towel, add remaining sesame oil to pan, and lightly fry (one to one and a half minutes).
- Stuff trench of cucumber with meat, egg, and carrot/mushroom mix.
- Serve.
cucumbers, eggs, carrot, mushroom, salt, sesame oil, lean beef, soy sauce, water, sugar, green, garlic, mushroom, salt
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/oi-seon-korean-stuffed-cucumber-11291 (may not work)