Name: Nine Treasure Roll-Ups (Kujeolpan)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 6 large shrimp, shell on; ½ cup (50 g) bean sprouts; 2 mini cucumbers, cut into thin matchstick strips; ¼ lb (125 g) rib eye steak or sirloin beef tips, sliced into thin matchstick strips; Sea salt or kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper for seasoning; 1 tablespoon Sweet Soy Base Sauce; ½ cup (125 ml) Pine Nut Mustard Dressing for dipping; 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil plus extra for frying; Six 8-in (17.5-cm) soft taco shells or 18 small crepes (see crepe recipe); 2 tablespoons sake; 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, reconstituted, cut into thin matchstick strips; 1 celery stalk, cut into thin matchsticks; 1 carrot, peeled and cut into thin matchstick strips; ¼ lb (125 g) daikon radish, cut into thin matchstick strips

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Korean Table

By Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels

Published 2015

About

Cucumbers, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, celery, daikon radish, beef, shrimp, and bean sprouts are some of the “treasures” in this classic Korean appetizer that has its roots in the ancient royal court Traditionally the treasures, or 8 fillings, are served in a hexagonal lacquered box with divided sections. A pile of delicate crepes, the ninth treasure, sits in the center for this roll-your-own-activity. We’ve provided a recipe for homemade crepes, but to make this dish simpler to pull off w