Mayak KimBap 마약김밥 (Drug Seaweed Rice Rolls) & Gyeoja Soseu 겨자소스 (Mustard Sauce)

Mayak Kimbap is a vegetarian style seaweed rice roll.

People say it’s so yummy that you get badly addicted to it; hence, the name "Drug Seaweed Rice Rolls".

Mayak KimBap 마약김밥 (Drug Seaweed Rice Rolls)

Ingredients:

4 cups cooked Short-grain Rice

1/2 Carrot, julienned

4 strips Pickled Daikon Radish (Danmuji), sliced

4 sheets Laver, cut into 4 equal squares

1 tsp Roasted Sesame Seeds

Asian Sesame Oil

Salt and ground Black Pepper

Rice Seasoning:

1 tbsp Roasted Sesame Seeds, coarsely pounded

1 tbsp Asian Sesame Oil

Salt

Mustard Sauce for dipping (*see recipe below)

Instructions:

Prepare the Rice.

In a large bowl, mix the cooked rice with sesame oil, and some pounded sesame seeds; Season with a little salt.

Gently mix with a rice paddle to season evenly and to let the steam out. (Be careful not to mash the rice!)

Rice should still be warm, but not steaming hot. Cover the seasoned rice with a cling wrap so the rice won't dry out.

Sauté julienned carrots on a hot pan drizzled with a few drops of vegetable oil.  Add a pinch of salt and black pepper. Remove from heat, and set aside.

Slice the pickled radish same length as the cut laver. Set aside.

Roll the mayak kimbap.

Lay the laver (shiny side down) onto a plate.

Then, spread rice on the laver to fill about 2/3.

Stack the stuffing (sautéed carrots and pickled radish) on top of the rice (in the lower part). Do not spread them around but put them tightly close to each other.

Roll it slowly with your clean hands. Occasionally press and squeeze to keep the shape tight. Roll and Press. (Rolling it tightly is very important!) Be careful not to tear the laver.

Squeeze gently to get a good shape of the roll.

Place on a plate, with the flap side down. (*These rolls will gel as the moisture from rice reaches all corners of laver.)

Apply some sesame oil on the surface of the rolled mayak kimbap.

Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.

Place on a serving plate, and serve with mustard sauce on the side; Or pack in a lunchbox for picnic.

Happy eating!!

Note:

Have a small bowl of water ready, so that you can dip your fingers as necessary.  Sesame oil in rice helps, but your fingers will get sticky quite quickly.

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Gyeoja Soseu 겨자소스 (Mustard Sauce)

Ingredients:

1/2 tbsp refined White Sugar

1 tbsp light Soy Sauce or Soup Base

2/3 tbsp Rice Vinegar

1 tbsp Filtered Water

1 tbsp Prepared Mustard

1 tsp Roasted Sesame Seeds

Instructions:

In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dipping sauce.

Mix well.

Yeon Gyeoja (Prepared Mustard)