Eggplant and soy sauce side dish (가지나물)

Summary by Krater

Maangchi demonstrates how to make gajinamul, a traditional Korean seasoned steamed eggplant dish. She explains how to prep, steam, and tear the eggplant, then mixes up a savory seasoning sauce with garlic, green onion, soy sauce, fish sauce, hot pepper flakes, sesame oil, and toasted sesame seeds.

From the video

Answers: How do you make Korean steamed eggplant side dish (gajinamul)?

• Korean steamed eggplant
• Gajinamul recipe
• Korean side dishes
• Eggplant preparation and steaming

Ingredients

• 1 pound Korean eggplant
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 green onion
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

What it concludes

• Using a generous amount of garlic is essential for making flavorful gajinamul.
• Adding a small amount of fish sauce deepens the flavor and mimics well-fermented Korean soup soy sauce.
• Tearing the steamed eggplant by hand rather than cutting it with a knife improves texture and flavor absorption.