Zucchini and Gochu-Pickle Bibim Guksu

20260123, #BreakfastDiary 1623, -13°C/cloudy About 450kcal, Zucchini and Gochu-Pickle Bibim Guksu. In English: Bibim Guksu with Perilla Oil Stir-Fried Zucchini and Gochu Pickles.

1 serving noodles, 1/2 zucchini, 5 pickled green peppers (gochu-jangajji), 1T soy sauce, salt, perilla oil, black sesame seeds

1. Julienne the zucchini with a mandoline, sprinkle with salt, let sit about 5 minutes, then gently squeeze out the moisture without crushing it. 2. Chop the pickled green peppers (Pulmuone brand) and sauté in perilla oil. Set aside, then sauté the zucchini from step 1 in perilla oil as well. 3. Boil the noodles, adding cold water about three times as it cooks. Rinse in cold water. 4. Put the boiled noodles in a bowl, top with 1T soy sauce, the perilla-sautéed zucchini, and the pickled peppers, and sprinkle with black sesame seeds. Add a little perilla oil right before eating.