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Cooked Cucumber Recipe (Nogak Namul)
Cooked cucumber recipe or Korean Nogak Namul is a simple and delicious way to eat your old, overgrown, over ripe cucumbers. Regular cucumbers can also be used instead.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 100 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber (old overgrown or regular)
- 1 green onion (roughly chopped)
- 2 Tbsp perilla oil (deul gireum 들기름)
- 1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
- 4 Tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt (Trader Joe's)
- pinch perilla seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Peel cucumber and cut in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out seeds from the center.
- Slice cucumber into thin slices.
- Chop garlic and green onions.
- Heat 2 Tbs perilla oil in frying pan on medium high.
- Add cucumbers, garlic and green onions.
- Sauté on medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Add 4 Tbs water to pan and continue cooking (2 min or so) until most of the water is gone.
- Serve warm or cold as side dish.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Garnish with chopped green onions and perilla seeds (deulkkae 들깨). Serve warm or cold as side dish. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Information
Calories
100kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
297mg
(12%)
Potassium
147mg
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
145IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
3.9mg
(4%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 100kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 297mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 147mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 145IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3.9mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.