Main Meals

Korean-style keema

4
Easy
20 minutes
20 minutes

Keema, meaning ‘mince’, has become synonymous with many south-Asian spiced dishes made with mince (often lamb). I enjoy this Korean variation. You could use sriracha sauce instead of gochujang paste.

Wine/Spirit Pairing
Woolworths Terra del Capo Sangiovese

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Ingredients

Method
  • 500 g Woolworths pork mince
  • 2 T canola oil
  • 1 medium onion, very finely chopped
  • 2 baby cabbages, finely shredded
  • 150 g frozen peas
  • 1 cup weak chicken stock
  • 1 T cornflour, mixed with 2 T water
  • 100 g spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 20 g fresh coriander, torn
  • jasmine rice, for serving
  • 4 free-range eggs, fried, for serving (optional)
  • For the marinade, mix:

  • 4 T Woolworths gochujang paste
  • 2 - 3 T soya sauce
  • 2 T mirin or dry sherry
  • 1 - 2 T honey
  • 1 garlic clove, grated

Method

Ingredients

1. Mix the mince with the marinade and allow to stand for 20 minutes.

2. Heat the oil in a suitable non-stick pan. Add the onion and cook very gently until very soft and pale golden. Add the mince and stir- fry for 5–7 minutes, until just cooked.

3. Add the vegetables and soften for about 5 minutes. Stir in the stock and simmer, covered, for a few minutes until just tender.

4. Gradually stir in the cornflour and until slightly thickened. Check the seasoning. Sprinkle with spring onion and coriander and serve with jasmine rice. If you like, top each serving with a fried egg.

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Photographs: Toby Murphy
Production: Brita du Plessis
Food Assistant: Kate Ferreira

Phillippa Cheifitz

Recipe by: Phillippa Cheifitz

Regular TASTE contributor Phillippa is a well-known South African author and food writer, and has won many awards, both for her magazine features and her cookbooks.

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