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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Korean fish cake, chewy and crispy, is considered a specialty dish that everyone wants to try when visiting the Land of Kim Chi. Today, TasteVN will help you make this fried dish with an extremely simple recipe. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Korean Fish Cake For 4 people
Fillet fish 400 gr Squid 200 gr Shrimp 200 gr Carrot 1 piece Onion 1 piece Green onion 2 stalks Garlic 2 cloves Korean sesame 8 leaves Corn starch 30 gr Wheat flour 50 gr Garlic powder 1 teaspoon Onion powder 1 teaspoon Soy sauce 1 tablespoon Sesame oil 2 tablespoons Seaweed 4 sheets Vermicelli 10 gr Cheese sticks 2 sticks Crab sticks 2 sticks Cooking oil 100 ml Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh fish
- For this fish cake, you can choose various types of fish to make: catfish, tilapia, tuna, grouper,…
- Choose fresh fish with plenty of soft, fatty meat.
- It is advisable to buy filleted fish that has already been deboned for easier preparation.
How to choose fresh and delicious squid
- Choose squid that has a dark brown color and a shiny surface.
- Fresh squid will have a firm and elastic texture, not sinking in after pressing the body with your hand.
- The eyes of fresh squid are bright and shiny, and the pupil can be seen.
- Pay attention to the tentacles of the squid; the fresher the squid, the more tentacles it will have.
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- Fresh shrimp have transparent legs that are firmly attached to the body. Do not buy shrimp with discolored or loose legs.
- Pay attention to the shrimp’s body; it should be slightly curved, with firm meat, intact shell, and the head tightly attached to the body.
- Do not buy shrimp with spread-out, loose tails, or missing tail fins that do not stack neatly together. This may indicate the shrimp has been caught for a long time and soaked in chemicals.
Korean perilla leaves can be purchased at stores specializing in Korean products or can be ordered from e-commerce sites.
Tools needed
Meat grinder, pan, pot, knife, spoon,…
How to prepare Korean Fish Cake
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Prepare fish, shrimp, squid
Buy filleted fish from the market, wash it clean, use a towel to dry the moisture on the fish, and cut it into small pieces.
Buy pre-processed squid and shrimp, wash them clean, and let them dry. Cut the squid into small pieces.
Tip:- How to prepare fish without a fishy smell: After cleaning the fish, use a little crushed ginger to rub on the fish for about 5 minutes, then rinse it with water.
- How to properly prepare squid: Clean the squid and then wash it by rubbing it with lemon juice for about 2 – 3 minutes, rinse it several times with water.
- How to quickly remove shrimp veins: Bend the shrimp head at a 45-degree angle, gently squeeze the head part out, then slowly and carefully pull the vein from the back of the shrimp.
See details: How to prepare fish without a fishy smell?
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Prepare other ingredients
Peel the onion, wash it clean, and cut it into square pieces. Wash the green onions and cut them small.
Peel the carrot, wash it clean, and chop it finely. Peel the garlic and chop it.
Cut the seaweed into small pieces suitable for eating.
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Grind the ingredients
Add the chopped shrimp and squid into the meat grinder and grind finely. Next, add the filleted fish and grind until the fish is smooth.
Then add all the chopped vegetables, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 30g of cornstarch, 50g of flour, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of onion powder, 50ml of water, and 1 teaspoon of pepper, and grind until smooth.
Add 6 small pieces of Korean sesame leaves, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, and grind to combine the mixture.
Place the blended mixture in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
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Shape and Fry Fish Cake
Soak the vermicelli in boiling water for about 5 – 7 minutes, then drain. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and mix well.
Lay a piece of plastic wrap flat, then flatten the fish cake on it, add crab sticks and seaweed on both sides, and roll it up.
Continue to flatten the fish cake on the plastic wrap, place a cheese stick in the middle, and roll it up to form a cheese fish cake.
Add a little marinated vermicelli onto a sheet of Korean sesame leaf, roll it up, and place it in the center of the fish cake, then roll it up as usual. Continue to shape the fish cake as desired!
Pour 100ml of cooking oil into a pan and heat it over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the rolled fish cake and fry until golden brown on all sides, then remove and drain the oil.
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Final Product
The hot Korean fish cake dish has a delightful aroma. The outer layer is crispy, while the inside is soft and chewy, with a sweet crunch from the combined ingredients making it incredibly appealing.
Above is the way to make Korean fish cake that is chewy, delicious, and appealing but extremely simple. What are you waiting for? Let’s get cooking with TasteVN right now! Wishing you success!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel PHUONGSKITCHEN – Korean Cuisine
