Bulgogi Fataya with Gochujang Onion Sauce (Senegalese × Korean)

Method

1. Put the glass noodles in a bowl, cover with boiling water and soak for 10 min. When soft, rinse under cold water, squeeze dry and chop into 1 cm lengths.

   Add in this stepSweet potato glass noodles 30 g

2. Mix the beef with the soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil and pepper, working it with your hands, and leave to marinate for 10 min.

   Add in this stepMinced beef 200 gSoy sauce 1½ tbspBrown sugar 2 tspGarlic cloves, minced 2Toasted sesame oil 1 tspGround black pepper 1 pinch

3. Finely chop half the onion and slice the spring onions. Heat the filling oil in a 24 cm pan over medium-high heat, add the onion and marinated beef and cook for 5 min, breaking it up finely. When no pink remains and the juices have almost gone, turn off the heat, mix in the noodles and spring onions and spread on a wide plate to cool. Any leftover liquid will tear the wrappers.

   Add in this stepVegetable oil (for the filling) 1 tspOnion (filling and sauce) ½Spring onions 2

   medium-high heat

4. Put a tablespoon of filling in the centre of each wrapper, brush the edge with water, fold into a half-moon pressing out the air, then press the edge with a fork to give it the classic fataya ridges. Make 12 in total and keep them under a damp cloth so they don't dry out.

   Add in this stepLarge round dumpling wrappers (about 10 cm) 12

5. Mince the rest of the onion very finely. Put it in a small pot with the gochujang, tomato paste, vinegar, honey and water, stir and cook over medium-low heat for 6 min, stirring, until the onion is soft and the sauce is glossy and thick.

   Add in this stepOnion (filling and sauce) ½Gochujang (Korean chilli paste) 1 tbspTomato paste 2 tspRice vinegar 2 tspHoney 2 tspWater (for the sauce) 70 ml

   medium-low heat

6. Heat oil 3 mm deep in a 26 cm · 2× pan over medium heat. Lay the fataya in without overlapping and fry for 3 min per side, turning when golden and blistered. Keep your face back when you add them, as the oil can spit. Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with the sauce.

   Add in this stepVegetable oil (for pan-frying) 3 tbspToasted sesame seeds 1 tsp

   medium heat