Gim-gui (Toasted Sesame Seaweed)

Name: Gim-gui (Toasted Sesame Seaweed)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 10 sheets plain (unroasted, unsalted) laver sheets; 1 tbsp Toasted sesame oil; 1 tbsp neutral oil; ½ tsp fine sea salt

Seaweed sheets brushed with sesame oil, salted and toasted crisp in a pan. Wrap rice in them or snack straight away.

Korean · Sides & salads · prep 10 min · cook 10 min · serves 4 · Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian, Keto, Low-carb, Paleo

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Ingredients

10 sheets plain (unroasted, unsalted) laver sheets
1 tbsp Toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp neutral oil
½ tsp fine sea salt

Method

Mix the two oils. Lay a sheet of seaweed shiny side up, brush it thinly with oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Stack the next sheet on top and repeat.
Heat a dry frying pan over medium-low heat. Toast one sheet at a time for 10–15 seconds per side, until it turns bright green and crisp.
Stack the toasted sheets and cut them into rectangles with scissors.
Serve with hot rice, or store in an airtight container with a food-safe silica pack for a few days.

Tips

Watch closely: seaweed goes from crisp to scorched in a few seconds.

Sources

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