Wind down your day with this nourishing korean Korean-style sautéed sea plant ("miyeok julgi bokkeum":미역줄기볶음). A well-balanced dinner is essential for women managing PCOS, as it supports overnight hormone regulation and helps prepare the body for restful sleep. This recipe combines wholesome ingredients that support both satiety and metabolic health.
This recipe pairs well with a side of leafy greens or a simple mixed salad to add extra fiber and micronutrients to your dinner.
Ingredients
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Instructions
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How to make this delicious side dish. The full recipe is here:
http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/miyeok-julgi-bokkeum
Ingredients:
Miyeok stems (1 pound package), onion, garlic, mulyeot (or sugar, honey), soy sauce, onion,sesame oil, roasted sesame seeds, and artificial crabmeat (optional).
Directions:
1.Open a package of miyeok julgi (1 pound) with scissors. Rinse it in cold water a couple of times until all the salt is gone. Soak it in cold water for 10 minutes.
2.Boil about 8 cups of water in a pot.
3.Drain the miyeok julgi and put them into a pot of boiling water.
4.Blanch them for 20 seconds.
5.Rinse in cold water, strain, cut them into bite size pieces, and set aside.
6.Mince 2 cloves of garlic and slice half of a medium-sized onion. Set them aside.
7.Split 3 sticks of crabmeat lengthwise into threads with your fingers. Cut them into bite size pieces and set aside.
*tip: sometimes, if some miyeok julgi is not shredded thinly, split thinly with your fingers
8.Heat up a pan over medium high heat. Add some vegetable oil.
9.Add the minced garlic and sliced onion. Stir it with a wooden spoon for 10 seconds, and then add miyeok julgi.
10.Keep stirring for about 3 minutes.
11.Add 1 tbs soy sauce, 2 ts mulyeot, and the crabmeat threads. Sautée another minute.
12.Turn the heat off and add 2 ts of sesame oil.
Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.
Ingredients:
Miyeok stems (1 pound package), onion, garlic, mulyeot (or sugar, honey), soy sauce, onion,sesame oil, roasted sesame seeds, and artificial crabmeat (optional).
See photos and descriptions of ingredients on my website: http://www.maangchi.com/ingredients
Directions:
1. Open a package of miyeok julgi (1 pound) with scissors. Rinse it in cold water a couple of times until all the salt is gone. Soak it in cold water for 10 minutes.
2. Boil about 8 cups of water in a pot.
3. Drain the miyeok julgi and put them into a pot of boiling water.
4. Blanch them for 20 seconds.
5. Rinse in cold water, strain, cut them into bite size pieces, and set aside.
6. Mince 2 cloves of garlic and slice half of a medium-sized onion. Set them aside.
7. Split 3 sticks of crabmeat lengthwise into threads with your fingers. Cut them into bite size pieces and set aside.
*tip: sometimes, if some miyeok julgi is not shredded thinly, split thinly with your fingers
8. Heat up a pan over medium high heat. Add some vegetable oil.
9. Add the minced garlic and sliced onion. Stir it with a wooden spoon for 10 seconds, and then add miyeok julgi.
10. Keep stirring for about 3 minutes.
11. Add 1 tbs soy sauce, 2 ts mulyeot, and the crabmeat threads. Sautée another minute.
12. Turn the heat off and add 2 ts of sesame oil.
Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Honey.
Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. Honey, often hailed as a superfood, possesses a wealth of nutritional benefits that make it a valuable addition to a balanced diet. With a glycemic index (GI) of 55 for one tablespoon, honey is considered a moderate GI food. This means it does not spike blood sugar levels as high or as quickly as high-GI foods, making it a better choice for maintaining steady energy levels an...
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