Stuffed Mushrooms and Green Peppers

Name: Stuffed Mushrooms and Green Peppers (Bohseot Piman Jeon)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt or kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt or kosher salt; 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil; 2 teaspoons peeled and grated fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon Crushed Roasted Sesame Seeds; 2 teaspoons minced garlic or garlic paste; 2 teaspoons minced garlic or garlic paste; 6 green onions (scallions), minced; 6 green onions (scallions), minced; 2 tablespoons Sweet Soy Base Sauce; 4 tablespoons Soy Dipping Sauce; Korean coarse red pepper flakes; 3 tablespoons canola, safflower or other neutral oil; 3 tablespoons canola, safflower or other neutral oil; 3 tablespoons canola, safflower or other neutral oil; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 egg, beaten; 4 medium portabello mushrooms; 2 Italian green peppers, Cubanelle peppers or banana peppers; 2 Italian green peppers, Cubanelle peppers or banana peppers; ½ lb (250 g) ground beef; 2 Italian green peppers, Cubanelle peppers or banana peppers; 4 oz (125 g) firm tofu, cut into 4 pieces

Bohseot Piman Jeon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Korean Table

By Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels

Published 2015

About

Crumbled tofu and ground beef are seasoned and stuffed into large meaty portabello mushrooms and long mild Italian peppers. The long mild peppers are sliced into thick rings and, along with the mushrooms, are dipped in flour and fried into tasty rounds. Serve as appetizers or with rice and soup for a main course.

Ingredients

½ lb (250 g) ground beef
4 oz (125

Asia
Korea
Starter
Main course

Method

In a large mixing bowl, mash together the ground beef, tofu and seasonings with a fork.

Wipe the mushroom cap with a wet paper towel. Turn the mushroom over and with a small spoon carefully scrape the gills from the underside of the mushroom.

With a sharp knife, cut the top off of the green pepper. Carefully scrape out the seeds, leaving the pepper whole.

Stuff half the