Jangeo Deopbap

About the dish

A hearty rice bowl topped with tonic eel. Jangeo-deopbap is seasoned grilled eel over rice, finished with sauce. It is a tonic treat for enjoying stamina-boosting eel in a filling way.

Key ingredient

Eel (jangeo) — a high-protein fish especially known for boosting men's stamina; its unsaturated fats keep cholesterol from building up in the vessels; rich in mucin protein and collagen. In season August; mainly from the South Coast.

Ingredients

Main: rice, eel, scallion, ginger · Seasoning: teriyaki sauce (soy sauce, mirin, sugar), sancho pepper

Simple recipe

1. Clean the eel and grill it with seasoning.
2. Reduce the teriyaki sauce.
3. Place the grilled eel on warm rice.
4. Drizzle with sauce.
5. Sprinkle with sancho powder and sesame and serve.

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