🇰🇷 Korean

Zucchini Guk

Name: Zucchini Guk
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Garlic; 3 cloves, minced Ginger; 3 Spring Onions; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 3 Zucchini; 1/2 tsp Gochugaru; small handful Perilla Leaves

🇰🇷 Korean

Gentle simmered zucchini in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the korean answer to "something light tonight". About 30 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1, diced
Ginger3 cloves, minced
Spring Onions3
Soy Sauce1 tbsp
Sesame Oil1 tbsp
Stock or Broth1 litre
Zucchini3
Gochugaru1/2 tsp
Perilla Leavessmall handful

Instructions

1
Sweat the garlic in the Sesame Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the ginger and gochugaru and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the zucchini.
4
Simmer gently until the zucchini is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with perilla leaves and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Korean gochujang stew with Korean zucchini (hobak) · on YouTube