Gaji Muchim

Name: Gaji Muchim
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 4 Asian eggplants, halved; 2 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 stems scallions, chopped; 2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp gochugaru; 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds; 1/2 tsp sugar

A traditional Korean side dish of tender steamed eggplant tossed in a savory, garlic-infused soy and sesame dressing.

18 minEasyServes 465 cal/serving

KoreanSideStovetopVeganVegetarianLow CarbHigh FiberKosher-styleGluten-FreeNut-FreeDairy-FreeEgg-FreeShellfish-FreeLow-SodiumPork-FreeCorn-Free

Ingredients

4 Asian eggplants, halved
2 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 stems scallions, chopped
2 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tsp gochugaru
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
1/2 tsp sugar

Instructions

1

Set up a steamer pot with water over high heat.
2

Place 4 halved Asian eggplants in the steamer basket, cover, and steam for 6 minutes until tender.
3

Remove Asian eggplants and let cool, then shred lengthwise into bite-sized strips.
4

Combine 2 tbsp gluten-free soy sauce, 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 stems chopped scallions, 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, 1 tsp gochugaru, 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds, and 1/2 tsp sugar in a bowl.
5

Add shredded Asian eggplants to the bowl and toss gently to coat.

Questions

How long does Gaji Muchim keep?

Refrigerate leftovers within two hours and eat them within three days. Reheat gently on the stovetop.

Can I halve or double Gaji Muchim?

Yes. As written it serves 4. Every ingredient in this entry carries precomputed half and double quantities, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. When doubling on the stovetop, use your widest pan or work in two batches so the food sears instead of steaming.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is a plain-text cooking reference of 3,876 recipes, free to read and cook from, with no account and no paywall. In the app, this entry scales itself: half, standard, or double batch, every quantity recomputed inside the step that uses it. No ads, no life stories, no photos of somebody else's dinner.

The entries are curated and public-domain sourced, written to a fixed template and checked against it: tested quantities, one closed vocabulary of methods, and precomputed half and double batches on every line. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser, instantly. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually, and the first 30 days are free.