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Spicy Gimmari (fried seaweed rolls)

5 from 1 vote
Deep-fried crispy seaweed rolls filled with spicy sweet potato noodles. Delicious served with spicy tteokbokki.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 18 gimmari
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Korean
Calories: 45

Ingredients
  

  • 90g/3¼oz sweet potato noodles
  • ½ tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp gochujang
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 tbsp chopped chives
  • 3 sheets seaweed
  • Vegetable oil for deep frying
batter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp potato starch
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • pinch salt
  • pinch bicarbonate of soda
  • 2-3 tbsp water

Method
 

  1. Bring a pot of water to the boil. Cook your noodles according to packet instructions, usually around 6-7 minutes.
  2. Drain the noodles and rinse with cold water until cooled. Drain well (as thoroughly as possible) and add to a bowl. Chop roughly with scissors.
  3. Add in the gochujang, soy sauce, honey, and chives to the noodles. Mix together until fully combined.
  4. Cut the nori sheets in half.
  5. Lay a nori sheet shiny-side-down. Arrange ⅙ of the noodles along the length of the nori, as shown in the picture. Roll up the nori to form a cylinder.
    nori sheet with noodles on it
  6. Repeat with the remaining nori and noodles.
  7. Slice each roll into 3.
    12 gimmari rolls before being battered
  8. In a large bowl add in the egg, flour, cornflour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and 2 tablespoons of water. Whisk together until a smooth batter forms. If the batter is too thick, add another tablespoon of water.
  9. Heat around 2cm of oil in a pan safe for deep-frying. Heat the oil to 350℉/175℃.
  10. Dip the seaweed rolls into the batter and fry in batches for 1-2 minutes, turning the rolls so they cook on all sides. Whilst the other batches are cooking, place the rolls in a strainer over a bowl to drain off the excess oil.
    second image of gimmari being dipped in batter
  11. Now is time for the second fry. Check the oil is still at around 350℉/175℃ and add the rolls back into the oil, in batches. Fry each batch for another 2-3 minutes, turning often, until golden brown.
    gimmari deep frying
  12. Take off the heat and drain the excess oil.
  13. Serve hot, these rolls are best served alongside a bowl spicy tteokbokki and dipped in the sauce.