Korean style sausage stir fry is made with Korean style Vienna sausage and vegetables. It’s a popular side dish for a Korean lunchbox!
Growing up in Korea, one of my favourite lunchbox menus was this Korean style sausage stir fry.
Korean Style Sausage Stir Fry
Typically Korean style sausage stir fry is made with Korean style Vienna sausages and colourful vegetables such as bell peppers (capsicum). In Korea, we call this Sausage Yachae Bokkeum (소세지 야채볶음). Another nickname is Sso-Ya (쏘야).
Sausages and vegetables are coated with a kid friendly flavour enhancer aka ketchup and sugar. Whoever brought this side dish in their lunchbox was very popular during lunch time!
Also, it is a popular drinking snack. I used to order it at a hof (호프: Korean beer bar). Apparently, hof is a derived word from German, Hofbräu.
Korean style sausage stir fry is a very easy Korean side dish you can make using only 6 ingredients (plus some cooking oil) and it won’t take more than 10 minutes of your time!
Whatever way you decide to accompany this delicious and easy side dish, I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients for Korean Sausage Stir Fry (Serves 4)
Main
- 200g/7 ounces Korean style Vienna sausages or cocktail Frankfurt sausages (I actually prefer cocktail Frankfurt sausage for this recipe!) (*see note)
- 70g/2.5 ounces bell peppers (yellow, red or green), julienned
- 40g/1.4 ounces onion, julienned
- Some cooking oil (I used rice bran oil)
Sauce (Mix these in a bowl)
* 1 Tbsp = 15 ml
How to Make Sausage Stir Fry
1.In a heated skillet add some cooking oil and cook the sausage on medium high heat. Stir until the sausage is half cooked (for 1 to 3 mins depending on the sausage).
2. Add the bell peppers and onions. Stir and cook until they are wilted (for 1 to 2 mins).
3. Reduce the heat to medium heat. Pour in the sauce and mix with the rest of the ingredients (for about 1 min). Remove the skillet from the heat. Serve it with steamed rice and other Korean side dishes.
Note
-Below is the Korean style Vienna sausage I used for this recipe. In Korea, these types of sausages are found in the fridge section but this one was kept in the freezer. If the sausage is frozen, take them out, separate and soak them in water for 5 mins. Then pat dry with kitchen paper before cooking it.
-Surprisingly, the above sausage contains 75% of fish, so it’s more like fish cake rather than traditional sausage. Other brands of sausages might be different. Maybe because of this reason, I actually prefer using cocktail Frankfurt sausages.
-If you want to make the sausage look prettier like the above picture, carve the sausages lightly in diagonal line. Make sure you don’t cut through completely.
-The side dish can be served warm or cold, but I think it tastes better while it’s still warm.
-It can be refrigerated in an airtight glass container for a few days.
Korean Style Sausage Stir Fry
Ingredients
MAIN
- 200 g Korean style Vienna sausage (or cocktail Frankfurt sausage, I actually prefer cocktail Frankfurt sausage for this recipe! *see note above)
- 70 g bell peppers (yellow red or green), julienned
- 40 g onion (julienned)
- Some cooking oil (I used rice bran oil)
SAUCE (MIX THESE IN A BOWL)
- 2 Tbsp tomato sauce (Ketchup)
- 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp raw sugar
Instructions
- In a heated skillet add some cooking oil and cook the sausage on medium high heat. Stir until the sausage is half cooked (for 1 to 3 mins depending on the sausage).
- Add the bell peppers and onions. Stir and cook until they are wilted (for 1 to 2 mins).
- Reduce the heat to medium heat. Pour in the sauce and mix with the rest of the ingredients (for about 1 min). Remove the skillet from the heat. Serve it with steamed rice and other Korean side dishes.
Notes
Nutrition Info (per serving)
The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
