Fried Seaweed Rolls (Gimmari)
Ingredients
- 4 cups soybean oil
- 2 sheets dried seaweed
- 1/2 bundle glass noodles
- 1/2 carrot diced into small pieces
- 3 Asian chives diced into small pieces
- 2 cloves garlic minced
seasonings
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
batter
- 1/4 cup potato starch
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup soda water
- 1 egg white
Instructions
seaweed roll prep
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Cook the glass noodles according to the package directions. Strain the noodles and add them to a medium sized bowl
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Cut the noodles into smaller pieces
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Add the carrot, chives, and seasonings
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Cut the sheets of seaweed in half (lengthwise)
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Add an even layer of noodles to the seaweed and roll into a log. Repeat this process three more times
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Cut the seaweed rolls into bite sized pieces (about 1 inch)
batter
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In a small bowl, mix the potato starch, all purpose flour, salt, egg white, and soda water. Set aside
frying
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In a shallow frying pan, heat the soybean oil over medium low heat
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Dredge the seaweed roll pieces in the batter, place in the pan and fry for 5 minutes
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Remove the gimmari and raise the heat of the oil to medium-high heat
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Add the gimmari back to the pan to double fry for the extra crispiness. Fry until the pieces are golden brown (about 2 minutes)
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Enjoy!
