Eggplant side dish (gaji namul)

Gaji namul is a sidedish made with eggplants. It's a very traditional Korean vegetarian dish. Hope you like it!

Full recipe: http://www.maangchi.com/recipes/gaji-namul

Ingredients:

3 medium sized Asian eggplant, 2½ tbs soy sauce, 1 chopped green onion, 2 cloves of garlic, ½ tbs of roasted sesame seeds, ½ tbs of sesame oil, 1 ts of hot pepper flakes

1. Cut 3 medium sized Asian eggplants into 2 or 3 pieces. Then cut each piece in half lengthwise
2. Pour 2 cups of water into a steamer, and place the pieces of eggplant inside. Bring to a boil for 15 minutes over high heat.
3. Turn the heat off and move the cooked eggplant to a bowl. Set it aside to cool down.

4. After the eggplant has cooled, drain the liquid from the bottom of the bowl.
5. Tear each piece of eggplant lengthwise with your fingers, and put the strips into a large bowl.
6. Add these seasonings to the bowl: 2 cloves of minced garlic, 1 ts of hot pepper flakes, 1 chopped green onion, ½ tbs sesame seeds, 2½ tbs soy sauce, and ½ tbs sesame oil.
7. Mix it all together with your hand.
Serve with rice as a side dish.

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[nicolina1209]

i just love the way you cook, you are amazing i wish I can be your friend!!

[Maangchi]

Hi, my friend! : )

[windlord1111]

I made this for some Korean friends of mine, my first attempt ever.

They were certainly impressed that I'd made the effort, and they actually ate it :)

[Maangchi]

@windlord1111 awesome! delicious gajinamul!

[sechCafe]

can i cook it without a pink hair???

[Maangchi]

@sechCafe haha, absolutely!

[Maangchi]

@mzflipstar haha, I'm compared with one of your favorite vegetables egg plant.

[Maangchi]

@mzflipstar wow, you made my day! very encouraged now! Thank you very much!!!

yes, sure someday in Australia!

[raspberry5292]

MAANGCHI MY COOKING IDOL <3

[TakumaShoji]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I think even I can make it. LOL.

[tanklentan]

u're so cool

[XxXSaNdy603XxX]

Love it!! your videos is awesomeand so are u!!!!

[loords1988]

I really love this side dish,the smell & taste for me is simply beautiful,so far I've made this twice already.:-)) Thnks Maangchi