Gaji-jjim, Oe-jjim (Steamed Eggplant and Cucumber)
Origin: Yeongyang, Gyeongsang, Korea
Source: Jang Gye-hyang (장계향), 1670
Ingredients
- eggplant
- cucumber
- sweet thick soy (dan geonjang)
- oil and wheat flour
- scallion
- black pepper (hucho) and Sichuan pepper (jeoncho)
Instructions
- Split eggplant into four (stem on) and soak until the bitter water leaches out.
- Strain sweet thick soy over; add oil, wheat flour, scallion, black and Sichuan pepper.
- Steam soft in a bowl over a double-boiler; serve. Cucumber is done the same way.