Kuksi in Korean

1. Cut the pork into small pieces - strips. Chop half an onion.

2. Fry the meat in a small amount of vegetable oil until the meat turns white and releases juice. Then add chopped onion and simmer everything together for a few more minutes until cooked. Turn off the heat and add a pinch of salt and ground black pepper.

3. You can also use beef to cook kuksi, but in this case, the cooking time will increase. If 15–20 minutes is enough to cook pork, then beef must be stewed for at least 30–40 minutes.

4. Prepare the ingredients for the broth. Grate 1 cucumber and 2-3 tomatoes. Chop fresh herbs.

5. Add grated vegetables, salt 1-2 tbsp, sugar 1-2 tbsp, soy sauce 3-4 tbsp, vinegar 1-2 tbsp to cooled boiled water. Mix thoroughly, taste the broth and add more seasonings and spices if necessary. Add chopped herbs and, if desired, sesame seeds.

6. Place the finished broth in the refrigerator for further cooling and infusion.

7. Grate carrots or cut into thin sticks. Add 0.5 tsp. salt, 0.5 tsp sugar, 0.5 tsp vinegar, ground coriander, and black pepper to taste and mix thoroughly.

8. Fry 1 onion in a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add fried onions and 1-2 minced garlic cloves to the carrots. Stir, if necessary, add spices to taste.

9. Thinly slice the cabbage. Add 0.5 tsp. salt, 0.5 tsp sugar, red pepper to taste, 0.5 tsp. vinegar and 1 tbsp. vegetable oil. Mix, taste and add spices if necessary.

10. Cut the cucumbers into small slices. Chop and add 1 onion and 1-2 garlic cloves to the cucumbers. Add 0.5 tbsp. vinegar and 1 tbsp. vegetable oil, salt, ground black pepper to taste. Stir.

11. Lightly beat the chicken eggs. Add a pinch of salt.

12. Pouring the beaten egg in portions onto a frying pan greased with vegetable oil, fry the resulting egg pancakes for several minutes on both sides until cooked.

13. Roll up the finished egg pancakes, transfer to the board and refrigerate. Cut chilled egg rolls into thin strips.

14. Boil the noodles until cooked according to the instructions on the package. Drain the water and rinse the noodles with cold water. I used wheat udon noodles, but regular thin spaghetti can also be used.

15. All components of the dish are ready and you can start assembling. Place a serving of noodles on a plate. Add chilled broth.

16. Top with portions of cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, pieces of meat and scrambled eggs. Kuksi in Korean is ready, you can serve.

Bon appetit.