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Salmon Pot Rice (Korean Healthy Diet)

Today, let's make a healthy Korean diet dish that will help you lose weight while maintaining good health: Salmon Pot Rice! Packed with protein from salmon and fiber from mushrooms, it's a perfectly healthy Korean dish. Want to diet with me?
Servings 2 people
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
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Equipment

  • 1 Rice cooker
  • 1 rice paddle
  • 1 stone pot (dolsot or ddukbaegi)
  • 1 Spoon
  • 1 Knife & cutting board
  • 1 Spatula
  • 1 Frying pan

Ingredients
  

Mushroom Rice

  • 2 bowls rice
  • 1/3 bowl water
  • 30 g shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce (Korean jin ganjang)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 seafood broth coin

Soy Sauce Seasoning for RIce (my mom's secret)

  • 4 tbsp soy sauce (Korean jin ganjang)
  • 2 tbsp cooking wine (mirin)
  • 2 tbsp plum syrup (can be replaced with sugar but less)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 5 g green onion
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

Salmon Steak

  • 2 pinches salt
  • 3 twists black pepper
  • 2 tbsp soju (or cooking wine)
  • 10 g butter

Soy Sauce for Salmon

  • 2 tbsp cooking wine (mirin)
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce (Korean jin ganjang)
  • 1 tbsp plum syrup (can be replaced with sugar or corn syrup but use less than plum syrup)

Toppings

  • 1 stalk green onion

Other Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions
 

Mushroom Rice

  • Rinse the rice thoroughly in a rice cooker.
  • Place the sliced shiitake mushrooms on top of the washed rice.
  • Add water.
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  • Pour in 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp olive oil.
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  • Add 1 seafood broth coin (optional).
  • Cook the rice in the rice cooker.

Salmon Steak

  • Drizzle soju or cooking wine over the salmon fillet.
  • Season with salt and black pepper.
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  • Heat a pan with cooking oil and place the salmon fillet on the hot pan.
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  • Sear the salmon on all sides, flipping to ensure even cooking.

Soy Sauce Glaze for Salmon

  • Combine 2 tbsp cooking wine (mirin), 2 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tbsp plum syrup (or substitute with sugar or corn syrup).
  • Lower the heat to very low and pour in the sauce.
  • Simmer until the sauce thickens, then drizzle it over the salmon.
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  • Add 10g butter and baste the salmon for extra flavor.

Salmon Stone Pot Rice

  • Heat a stone pot (dolsot) over the stove. (I used an earthenware pot as a substitute.)
  • Once heated, spread 1 tbsp sesame oil evenly on the bottom of the pot.
  • Reduce the heat to low and transfer the cooked mushroom rice into the pot.
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  • Slice green onion into 0.5cm pieces and sprinkle on top of the rice.
  • Place the salmon steak on top.
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  • Cover the pot with a lid and let it steam for 5–10 minutes.
    (Steaming enhances the moisture in the ingredients while creating a crispy, nutty scorched rice layer at the bottom.)
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  • Soy Sauce Seasoning for Rice
  • Mix 4 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp cooking wine, 2 tbsp plum syrup (if using sugar, reduce the amount), and 1 tbsp sesame oil.
  • Add 5g green onion and 1 tsp sesame seeds, then mix well.
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Final Touch

  • Drizzle 4 tbsp of the soy sauce seasoning over the salmon.
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  • Cut the salmon into large chunks and mix everything together, like bibimbap.

Healthy Korean Cuisine: Salmon Pot RIce

  • Jal meokgetseumnida! 잘 먹겠습니다!
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  • Korean Tip: Wrap a bite of rice in seaweed for an extra burst of umami—it's like a whole new dish!
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Author: Blonde Kimchi
Calories: 600kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Keyword: comfort food, easy, healthy, RIce, salmon, Seafood

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