Korean-Style Fried Eel (Jangeo-gui)

Eel — and a Korean recipe, no less. Wonderful! Do you know what we're going to try making today? Fried eel! Well, not just fried — this eel is prepared Korean-style. Since it's fairly fatty and you can't eat too much of it, we'll serve mashed potatoes alongside this tasty dish. The thing is, I've made it — or rather fried it — before myself. Eel really is very rich. Everyone in my family adores it! Korean-style fried eel (jangeo-gui) is a genuine treat, and fried it's downright irresistible.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 30 % 14 g
Fats 60 % 28 g
Carbohydrates 11 % 5 g
318 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25
  • So, we've got 1 kg of eel. Split each eel lengthwise in half. Remove all the bones and innards. Naturally, it needs to be rinsed very thoroughly under cold running water. Now let's put together a tasty glaze for our dish. Mix the pungent soybean paste (doenjang) with the soy sauce, stir in the powdered sugar, and then add the crushed garlic and ginger. Put it all on the stove and bring it to a boil. Sprinkle the eel flesh with vodka beforehand, then lay it on a grilling rack. Put the heads and bones on there too. Now start frying. Remember to do it over high heat, brushing the fish from time to time with the seasoning — the glaze we made. Fry the eel until it turns dark brown. Spread the mashed potatoes on a platter and arrange the eel nicely on top. Garnish however you like. And to the table! Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Ginger - 80  kcal/100g
  • Dry ginger - 347  kcal/100g
  • Pickled ginger - 51  kcal/100g
  • Soy sauce - 51  kcal/100g
  • Vodka - 235  kcal/100g
  • Smoked eel - 326  kcal/100g
  • Fresh sea eel - 93  kcal/100g
  • Fresh eel - 332  kcal/100g
  • Dried unboiled soybeans - 403  kcal/100g
  • Boiled soybeans - 130  kcal/100g
  • Mizo soybeans - 171  kcal/100g
  • Raw sprouted soybeans - 46  kcal/100g
  • Soy flour with full fat content - 421  kcal/100g
  • Skimmed soy flour - 326  kcal/100g
  • Refined soybean oil - 899  kcal/100g
  • Soy - 403  kcal/100g
  • Powdered sugar - 374  kcal/100g

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