🇰🇷 Korean

Zucchini Jeon

Name: Zucchini Jeon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 small, grated Garlic; 1, beaten Eggs; 100 g All-Purpose Flour; 3 tbsp, for frying Sesame Oil; 80 g Breadcrumbs; 3 Zucchini; 1 tsp Gochugaru; 3 tbsp Dipping Soy Sauce

🇰🇷 Korean

Crisp-edged patties of zucchini 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
Zucchini3
Gochugaru1 tsp
Dipping Soy Sauce3 tbsp

Optional extras

Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Chop or mash the zucchini 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

For deeper flavour, toast the gochugaru in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Squash pancakes (hobakjeon:호박전) · on YouTube