This veggie-packed Korean street toast is easy and delicious! Experience the streets of Korea with a few ingredients you most likely have in your fridge.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: bread, cabbage, egg, gilgeri toast, ketchup, street toast, toast
2slicesbread (white, wheat, multi-grain, or milk bread)
3ouncesgreen cabbage, yangbaechu (양배추) up to 4 ounces 1 cup, packed
½small carrot (about 0.5 ounces)
¼small onion (about 0.5 ounces)
2stalksgarlic chives, buchu (or 1 small scallion)
1large eggsee note
salt and pepper to taste
2tablespoonsbutter (or margarine or olive oil), or to taste, divided
sugar to tasteHalmeoni Toast uses a heaping tablespoon
ketchup to taste
Instructions
Thinly slice the cabbage, onion, and carrot. Cut the garlic chives into about 1.5-inch long pieces. If using a scallion, thinly slice diagonally.
In a large non-stick pan, melt butter or margarine (use as needed or to taste) over medium heat. Place both slices of the bread, moving them around and flipping over. Toast until golden-brown, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate.
In a small, deep bowl or cup (2-cup size), place the veggies (reserving about 1/5) along with a pinch of salt. Crack the egg in it. Mix everything well by hitting them down with a pair of tongs or a fork until the veggies and egg are well incorporated and reduced in volume, about 20 seconds.
In the same pan, melt some more butter or margarine over medium heat. Add the egg and veggie mixture, flattening and shaping it to a large round with a spatula. Place the reserved veggies on top. Cook the mixture until it turns lightly golden, about 3 minutes. Carefully flip it over with a spatula, add more butter or margarine, and cook the other side for about 2 minutes.
Place the omelet on one piece of toast. Sprinkle it with sugar and top with a good squirt of ketchup to taste, and place the other slice of bread on top and serve.
Notes
You can adjust the egg-to-vegetable ratio, but to truly experience Halmeoni toast, try it with one egg and then increase to 1.5 (3 for 2 sandwiches) to 2 eggs next time, if you like.