Beef Stir Fry with Gochujang

I was checking out my neighborhood Korean grocery store looking for the much talk about Gochujang. Gochujang is a heavenly fermented chile paste. It comes in different heat intensities. I recommend getting the medium heat, because I like adding additional fresh chiles to my dishes. You can add this condiment to any number of things. Talking to a Korean friend would be fun for more ideas. Gochujang is becoming increasingly more popular in Western cooking too. To make the stir fry easy I bought a tray of beef stir fry. You can of course cut up your own. But it is so easy to purchase a prepare one at a store. The following is a list of ingredients:

1 package of beef stir fry
2 bok choy sliced
1 small young zucchini sliced
1 small onion slices
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 package of shiitake mushrooms quartered
1 tablespoon of ginger diced
1 yellow bell pepper sliced
1 tablespoon of Gochujang
1/4 teaspoon of five spice powder
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon of curry powder
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons of shaohsing rice wine
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
1 Fresno chile sliced

3 tablespoons of cornstarch to dust the beef


Begin with heating a pan with peanut oil on high. Place a small amount of beef in a plastic bag and add one tablespoon of corn starch. Shake the sealed bag. Add the beef in batches to a smoking hot pan. Flash fry until lightly brown and remove to a plate. Repeat until all meat is seared. Now added a little more oil and add the onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, bottoms of the bok choy, garlic, ginger and chiles. Lightly brown and make the sauce. To make the sauce, place in a bowl the brown sugar, Gochujang, rice wine, brown sugar, soy sauce and spices. Now your vegetables should be lightly browned. At this time add the zucchini, bok choy tops, beef and sauce. Cook until the zucchini is lightly browned. I hope you had your rice cookers going. I love my rice cooker and I recommend basmati rice. You could also cook up some Asian noodles too. Enjoy the dish it is really delicious.