🇰🇷 Korean

Fish Cake Gyeran Jjim

Name: Fish Cake Gyeran Jjim
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3 cloves, sliced Ginger; 6 Eggs; 3, shredded Spring Onions; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 200 ml Kombu Dashi; 300 g Fish Cake

🇰🇷 Korean

Fluffy steamed egg soufflé studded with fish cake — gyeran jjim, cast-iron bubbly. Ready in 22 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger3 cloves, sliced
Eggs6
Spring Onions3, shredded
Soy Sauce2 tbsp
Sesame Oil1 tbsp
Kombu Dashi200 ml
Fish Cake300 g

Optional extras

Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Set up a steamer over simmering water and line the tray with the ginger slices.
2
Lay the fish cake in a single layer, scatter over the garlic, and season lightly.
3
Steam until just cooked through — translucent and silky rather than dry.
4
Transfer to a warm plate, pour over the soy sauce, and top with spring onions.
5
Heat the Sesame Oil until it just smokes and pour it sizzling over everything at the table.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the gochugaru in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Korean Steamed Egg (Gyeran-Jjim) · on YouTube