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Quick Winter Melon Recipe

This quick winter melon recipe uses frozen clams and makes a wonderful Korean-flavored side dish or delicious rice bowl.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course: Side Dish , Lunch
Cuisine: Korean

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 lb winter melon
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp perilla oil or sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic 
  • 1/2 tsp grated ginger
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 1/3 lb clam meat fresh or frozen (thawed), roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp Korean tuna sauce
  • 1 tsp Korean salted shrimp
  • 2 green onion finely chopped
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

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  1. Remove the melon’s green skin and discard seeds. Slice the melon thinly to bite size pieces.
  2. Heat oil and perilla oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the melon slices and salt, cook until tender stirring occasionally, about 3-4 minutes.
  3. Add clams, Korean tuna sauce, salted shrimp, and toss. Taste and season with more salt according to your taste.
  4. Add green onion, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, and heat through. Serve warm or at room temperature with rice as a rice bowl or serve as a side dish to any main course.