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Pork Belly Jeon
🇰🇷 Korean

Pork Belly Jeon

🇰🇷 Korean

Little savoury cakes of pork belly, golden outside and tender within — great hot or cold. 32 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Garlic1 small, grated
  • Eggs1, beaten
  • All-Purpose Flour100 g
  • Sesame Oil3 tbsp, for frying
  • Breadcrumbs80 g
  • Gochugaru1 tsp
  • Pork Belly500 g
  • Dipping Soy Sauce3 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop or mash the pork belly finely, then mix with the breadcrumbs, egg, grated garlic and gochugaru.

  2. 2

    Season generously, then shape into 8 small patties with wet hands.

  3. 3

    Chill for 15 minutes so they hold their shape in the pan.

  4. 4

    Shallow-fry in the Sesame Oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes a side until crusty and cooked through.

  5. 5

    Drain briefly and serve with yogurt, perilla leaves and wedges of rice vinegar.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: HOW TO MAKE: KIMCHI PANCAKE WITH PORK BELLY + GREEN ONION | KIMCHI JEON | KIMCHI BUCHIMGAE | 김치전 · on YouTube