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Cook a Jamboree Korean barbecue

First suggested by 25th World Scout Jamboree United Kingdom Contingent
Take part in the World Scout Jamboree and international themed programme with a Korean cooking activity

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You’ll need

  • Access to a kitchen and a hob or stove
  • Cooking equipment for each group, including a pan, knives, 2 chopping boards and 2 bowls
  • Food for a Korean barbecue - see the list below
  • Washing up liquid, tea towels, access to a sink and cleaning sponges
  • Chopsticks (optional)
  • Plates or bowls to serve food in
  • Cutlery

Before you begin

  • Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Additional help to carry out your risk assessment, including examples can be found here. Don’t forget to make sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.
  • Make sure you’ll have enough adult helpers. You may need some parents and carers to help if you’re short on helpers.

시작하기 전에 (Before start)

  • Remember to check for allergies, eating problems or dietary requirements and adjust the recipe as needed. Make sure you've checked everyone's dietary requirements and allergies then adapted the recipe as appropriate. This may include ensuring no cross-contamination during food storage, preparation and serving, too. 
  • Check if there are any items of food (or packaging) that people can’t touch or be near to or if there are items that people might not be comfortable using in the activity. 
  • Be conscious about who may be fasting when providing snacks, eating and drinking – you may want to plan this activity for when everyone can get involved or leave out the eating and drinking part.

Ingredients (for 4-6 people)

  • 1 teaspoon of oil
  • 45ml of soy sauce
  • 15ml of gochujang paste
  • 15ml of honey
  • 60ml mirin (sweet rice cooking wine) or white grape juice as a non-alcoholic alternative
  • ½ red onion, (chopped finely)
  • 2 cloves garlic, (chopped finely)
  • 30g of spring onion, (chopped finely)
  • Ginger, (2cm in size, grated)
  • 30g sesame seeds
  • 1kg of boneless chicken or beef

Vegetarian or vegan options can be accommodated easily by simply replacing the meat with a firm tofu or vegan approved Quorn.

For gluten free diets, check the soy sauce and mirin before buying.

All ingredients should be available in large supermarkets.

조리 공간 준비 (Preparing the cooking area)

  1. Everyone should start by washing their hands. Everyone needs to wash their hands thoroughly throughout this activity and before handling any food or taking part in any cooking task.
  2. Everyone then needs to be split into groups of four to six people
  3. Groups need to get their food chopping areas set up. Each group needs two bowls, a chopping board and knife. Each group could use two chopping boards, or they need access to a sink and washing up liquid to clean the board and knife between ingredients.
  4. Take time to teach your young people how to use sharp objects safely and supervise them appropriately throughout. Remember to store all sharp objects securely, out of the reach of young people.
  5. Divide all the ingredients up between the groups. There needs to be enough food for between four and six people per group.

음식 준비 (Food preparation)

  1. Using a separate chopping board and knife to cut the raw meat or meat substitute into thin strips, around 1-2 inches wide, then set aside for cooking. Wash your hands, knife and chopping board thoroughly with soap and water between steps.
  2. Using a different chopping board and a clean or different knife, finely chop the red onion and garlic before setting these aside in a bowl.
  3. Finely chop the spring onion, putting the white part in with the red onion and garlic. Keep the green part in its own bowl to use later.
  4. Grate or chop the ginger, and add this into your bowl with the red onion, garlic and white spring onions.
  5. Once all of your ingredients have been chopped, add the soy sauce, honey, mirin, and gochujang to the bowl. Give it a stir and you have now created your marinade.
  6. Add the meat or substitute to your marinade, and stir it so that all the meat is fully covered.

요리 시작 (Start the cooking)

  1. Set up your hob or stove and pans ready for cooking. This is where you could teach young people how to use cooking equipment safely and supervise them appropriately throughout.
  2. Make sure anyone using the stoves is doing so safely. Check that the equipment and cooking area are suitable with plenty of ventilation. Follow the gas safety guidance and have a safe way to extinguish the fire in an emergency.
  3. Preheat a frying pan or grill on a high heat with the teaspoon of oil.
  4. Fry or grill the marinated meat or substitute for 2 to 3 minutes per side, depending on thickness. Check that the meat is fully cooked before moving onto the next step. A meat thermometer could be used to measure this.
  5. When the meat is fully cooked, place it onto a plate or bowl. Next, add the green parts of the spring onions and sesame seeds over the top.

즐겨 (Enjoy It)

  1. Serve up a portion of the food for everyone. Remember, the food and pan will be hot, so wait for the food to cool down. When it’s ready, try it and enjoy!

Reflection

This activity was a chance for young people to take part in cooking a dish from other countries and take part in the wider international adventures. Have you tried Korean food before? How did it taste? Would you eat it again? This was a great opportunity to try food from a different country; if you were going to Korea what food would you take there for them to try?  Have a think about traditional English foods, such as fish and chips or Yorkshire puddings. What do you think they would say about our traditional dishes?

Safety

All activities must be safely managed. You must complete a thorough risk assessment and take appropriate steps to reduce risk. Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Always get approval for the activity, and have suitable supervision and an InTouch process.

Cooking

Teach young people how to use cooking equipment safely. Supervise them appropriately throughout. Make sure it’s safe to use and follow manufacturers’ guidelines for use.

Fires and stoves

Make sure anyone using fires and stoves is doing so safely. Check that the equipment and area are suitable and have plenty of ventilation. Follow the gas safety guidance. Have a safe way to extinguish the fire in an emergency.

Food

Remember to check for allergies, eating problems, fasting or dietary requirements and adjust the recipe as needed. Make sure you’ve suitable areas for storing and preparing food and avoid cross contamination of different foods. Take a look at our guidance on food safety and hygiene.

  • Consider pre-chopping all the ingredients before the activity to make it faster and easier.
  • Have a go at eating your finished meal with some chopsticks.
  • You could have a go at cooking this meal outside on an open fire for more of a challenge.
  • For more or less of a challenge, change the sizes of the groups, but still make sure there is enough to do so everyone has the chance to take part.
  • Make sure that all the ingredients have been checked so that they are suitable for anyone’s dietary requirements or allergies. Think about vegetarian or vegan options, which can be accommodated by replacing the meat with firm tofu or vegan approved Quorn, and using gluten free sauces.
  • Have an adult or young leader with each groups to help support everyone with chopping the food safely if they need it.

All Scout activities should be inclusive and accessible.

  • Using chopsticks can be a hard skill to master; have a go at using them and practise at home too.
  • Try adding other ingredients, such as a lettuce leaf, to wrap the meat or meat substitute in to easily eat it. You could even add some rice to accompany the barbecue dish.
  • These recipes help us try new foods; why not take the recipe home and cook it for your family to try?
  • There are some other jamboree activities that have been created. Have a look at them on this page to find out more.
  • This activity gives young people the opportunity to use cooking skills and to share their jamboree adventures from the jamboree host country.
  • If someone has cooked a similar meal before then give them the opportunity to help the rest of the group.