← Nouns Cooking · Korean

Ingredients

• 400 g Korean radish (mu) or daikon
• 100 g Minced beef
• Black pepper
• 1 tbsp Toasted sesame oil
• 1 tsp Vegetable oil
• 2 cloves Garlic, minced
• 2 tsp soup soy sauce
• ½ tsp Salt
• 3 tbsp Water
• 1 Spring onion, finely chopped
• ½ Green chilli, thinly sliced (optional)
• 1 tsp Sesame seeds

Method

1. Cut the radish into thin 5 cm matchsticks. Season the beef with pepper.
2. Heat the sesame oil and oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the beef and garlic and cook for 2 min, breaking up the meat, until browned.
3. Add the radish, soup soy sauce and salt and toss for 2 min. Add the water, cover and cook on low for 6–8 min, until the radish is soft and translucent.
4. Uncover, toss in the spring onion and chilli for 1 minute and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Tips

• Leave out the beef for plain mu namul, a vegan banchan that goes into bibimbap.
• Cut the radish along its length so the matchsticks stay intact while they soften.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

chopsticks and flour Korean Bapsang