Jang-jorim facts for kids
Jang-jorim (Korean: 장조림) is a yummy Korean side dish. It's mostly made from beef that's been boiled or cooked slowly in soy sauce. Sometimes, people also add pork, quail eggs, regular eggs, or even mushrooms to it. It's a popular dish in Korea!
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What is Jang-jorim?
Jang-jorim is a savory and slightly sweet dish. It's often served as a side dish with rice. The meat becomes very tender from cooking in the soy sauce. This makes it easy to eat and full of flavor.
History of Jang-jorim
The idea of Jang-jorim is quite old! One of the first mentions of a similar dish was in an old Korean record. It talked about cutting beef and cooking it with soy sauce. Over time, this simple idea grew into the Jang-jorim we know today.
Today, Jang-jorim is made by boiling lean beef in water. Then, ingredients like sliced ginger and garlic are added. Soy sauce is poured in, and everything is boiled again until it's perfectly cooked.
Different Kinds of Jang-jorim
There are a few ways to make Jang-jorim, using different main ingredients.
Beef Jang-jorim
To make beef Jang-jorim, you cut beef into pieces. You then put the meat in a pot with enough water to cover it. Let it simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes until the meat is cooked.
After that, add soy sauce and garlic to the pot. Simmer it for another 20 minutes over medium heat. Once it's done, let it cool down before putting it in a bowl.
When you serve it, you can tear the beef into smaller pieces. If the meat has strong fibers, slice it thinly across the grain. Then, drizzle a little of the soy sauce from the pot over the meat. Because it's cooked in soy sauce, it's a great food to keep for a while, especially in summer. But it's still best to boil it again once a day in warm weather to keep it fresh.
Sometimes, shiitake mushrooms are added to beef Jang-jorim. They give the dish a nice chewy texture. The mushrooms are cleaned and torn into strips. They are cooked with the beef to soak up all the delicious flavors.
Pork Jang-jorim
Pork Jang-jorim is another tasty version of this dish. Pork is a good source of important nutrients. It has soft muscle fibers and is easy to digest. It's also rich in vitamin B1 and vitamin B2.
To make it, you pick a lean piece of pork. You can steam it in a large pot or steamer. Then, you drain any extra liquid. A special sauce is made with garlic, onion, ginger juice, and sugar. This sauce is slowly cooked over medium heat.
The cooked pork is sliced into bite-sized pieces. The prepared sauce is mixed with water and more soy sauce. This mixture is poured over the pork. Everything is then boiled for about an hour. After cooking, the dish is cooled down naturally.
