Gobchang
Gopchang-gui (grilled beef small intestines)
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| Alternative names | Gopchang-gui |
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| Type | Gui |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associated national cuisine | Korean cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Small intestines of cattle, pig, or lamb |
| 145 kcal (607 kJ) | |
| Similar dishes | Chunchullo |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 곱창 |
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| Hanja | n/a |
| Revised Romanization | gopchang |
| McCune–Reischauer | kopch'ang |
| IPA | [kop̚.tɕʰaŋ] |
Gopchang (곱창) refers to either the small intestines of cattle (or sometimes other animals such as pigs) or the gui (grilled dish) made of the beef (or pork) innards. The latter is also called gopchang-gui (곱창구이; "grilled beef small intestines"). The tube-shaped offal is chewy with rich elastic fibers. In Korean cuisine, it is stewed in hot pot (gopchang-jeongol), grilled over a barbecue (gopchang-gui), boiled in soup with other intestines (naejang-tang), or made into sausage (sundae).
In the past, gopchang was a popular nutritious and cheap dish for the commoners. Rich in iron and vitamins, it was served as health supplement food for improving a weak constitution, for recovering patients and postpartum birth-givers. Nowadays, it is also regarded as a delicacy and more expensive than equivalent weight of regular meat. It is a popular anju (food served and eaten with alcoholic beverages), as it helps break down alcohol.
The small intestines are cleaned thoroughly, rubbed with wheat flour and coarse salt and rinsed several times. The fat is trimmed off, and the cleaned gopchang is soaked in water for the removal of any traces of blood.Garlic, ginger, onion, cooking wine, black pepper, and Korean pepper are some of the marinating ingredients used for eliminating any unpleasant odors and tenderizing the meat of gopchang.
Ingredients for gopchang-gui seasonings should be juiced, rather than minced, so that they don't burn during the grilling process. Common ingredients include soy sauce, gochutgaru (chili powder), mullyeot (rice syrup), cheongju (rice wine), onion juice, apple juice, garlic juice, scallion juice, and ginger juice.Gopchang is marinated in the seasonings, and grilled on a lightly greased pan or griddle. Onions and bell peppers are often grilled together with gopchang. Grilled gopchang is eaten dipped in salt and sesame oil.
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