Da Shima Twigim (Korean Fried Kelp)

Title:
Da Shima Twigim (Korean Fried Kelp)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Vegetables,
Korean




Ingredients:





    10    Pieces dried black kelp;


          -each 3-inches


     1 c  Corn oil


     2 tb Sugar






 The hallmark of Korean cooking is the use of the natural foods in appealing


 ways. Seaweed, which is now domesticated, that is to say raised on farms


 jutting out into the sea, supplements food that is raised on land.


 Containing iodine and a host of other minerals and with a flavor


 reminiscent of an ocean breeze, the fried kelp (Laminaria japonica) with a


 light sprinkling of sugar is an example of the culinary ingenuity of the


 Koreans.


 


 1. Wipe each piece of the dried kelp with a damp (not soaking) cloth.


 


 2. Heat the oil in a skillet over moderate heat. One at a time, put a very


 lightly dampened piece of kelp in the hot oil, holding it with chopsticks,


 until the color changes to dark green. Bubbles may appear on the kelp


 surface and it will develop a crispness.


 


 3. While the kelp is still hot sprinkle on a few grains of sugar. The sugar


 will cling to the kelp when it is still hot and just removed from the oil.


 It will not do so when cold.


 


 Eat as a side dish or snack food with tea or a drink.


 


 Serves 4 to 6.


 


 Source: "The Korean Kitchen" by Copeland Marks


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #012


 


 From: Linda Place 


 


 Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 20:57:34 +0000