# Mandoo Ssam

> Mandoo Ssam

By David Kim for Nosh with David. Full page: https://noshwithdavid.com/recipes/mandoo-ssam/

- Cuisine: Korean
- Course: Appetizer
- Time: prep 15 min, cook 15 min, total 30 min
- Serves: 4

## Ingredients

### For the Meat Mixture

- 16 oz ground meat (turkey, beef, pork, or chicken)
- 2 cloves garlic (sliced)
- 1 tbsp ginger (diced)
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp coarse sea salt

### For the Vegetables

- 1 head bok choy (chopped (separated into stems and leaves))
- 2 carrots (julienned)
- 2 green onion(s) (chopped)

### For the Seasoning

- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1½ tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp korean red pepper paste (gochujang)
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- ¼ cup chopped kimchi

### For Serving

- lettuce leaves (green leaf, red leaf, or butter lettuce)
- additional kimchi
- extra sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and ground meat. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Break meat into small pieces while adding garlic and ginger. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add bok choy stems and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add bok choy leaves, carrots, green onions, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, and gochujang. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low.
5. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Finish with sesame seeds and chopped kimchi.
7. Serve with lettuce leaves for wrapping.

## Nutrition per serving

- Calories: 265
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated fat: 3 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 965 mg