
🇰🇷 Korean
Sweet Potato Jeon
🇰🇷 Korean
Crisp-edged patties of sweet potato with a soft heart — pan-fried and made for dipping. 22 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Prep 15 min Cook 7 min Serves 4 Medium
Ingredients
- Garlic1 small, grated
- Eggs1, beaten
- All-Purpose Flour100 g
- Sesame Oil3 tbsp, for frying
- Breadcrumbs80 g
- Sweet Potato3
- Gochugaru1 tsp
- Dipping Soy Sauce3 tbsp
Optional extras
- Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Chop or mash the sweet potato finely, then mix with the breadcrumbs, egg, grated garlic and gochugaru.
- 2
Season generously, then shape into 8 small patties with wet hands.
- 3
Chill for 15 minutes so they hold their shape in the pan.
- 4
Shallow-fry in the Sesame Oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes a side until crusty and cooked through.
- 5
Drain briefly and serve with yogurt, perilla leaves and wedges of rice vinegar.
Chef's tip
A final squeeze of rice vinegar just before serving lifts every other flavour.
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