Recipes · Korean · Side Dishes

Dotori-muk (Acorn Jelly Salad)

One serving has 260 kcal and 2 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (21%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Dotori-muk (Acorn Jelly Salad)
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  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (478 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
  • Contains: gluten, sesame, soy

Ingredients

  • 50 g Cornstarch
  • 400 g Water
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 10 g Soy sauce
  • 5 g Sesame oil
  • 8 g Scallions, raw
  • 2 g Cayenne pepper
  • 2 g Sesame seeds

Method

  1. Traditionally made with acorn starch; whisk the starch (the closest catalog stand-in) with a third of the water until smooth.
  2. Bring the remaining water to a boil with the salt, then slowly whisk in the starch mixture.
  3. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 6-8 minutes until thick, glossy and translucent.
  4. Pour into a shallow dish and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firmly set.
  5. Turn out and slice the jelly into strips, then dress with the soy sauce, sesame oil, scallion, gochugaru and sesame seeds.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy260 kcal12%
Carbohydrates48.3 g
Water418 mL
Fiber1.5 g5%
Protein1.7 g4%
Tryptophan0.02 g
Threonine0.05 g
Isoleucine0.06 g
Leucine0.11 g
Lysine0.06 g
Methionine0.03 g
Cystine0.02 g
Phenylalanine0.07 g
Tyrosine0.05 g
Valine0.07 g
Histidine0.03 g
Fat6.4 g
Monounsaturated2.4 g
Polyunsaturated2.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.7 g
Saturated0.93 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium44.6 mg4%
Copper0.17 mg19%
Iron0.95 mg5%
Magnesium24.6 mg8%
Manganese0.23 mg13%
Phosphorus44.5 mg6%
Potassium117 mg2%
Selenium2.4 µg4%
Sodium766 mg
Zinc0.39 mg5%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.03 mg3%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.05 mg5%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.53 mg4%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.04 mg1%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.08 mg6%
Folate (vitamin B9)10.6 µg3%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline4 mg1%
Vitamin A45.6 µg7%
Vitamin C3 mg4%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.72 mg5%
Vitamin K18.9 µg21%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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