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Eggs Jeon
🇰🇷 Korean

Eggs Jeon

🇰🇷 Korean

Little savoury cakes of eggs, golden outside and tender within — great hot or cold. 27 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 12 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Garlic1 small, grated
  • Eggs6
  • All-Purpose Flour100 g
  • Sesame Oil3 tbsp, for frying
  • Breadcrumbs80 g
  • Gochugaru1 tsp
  • Dipping Soy Sauce3 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop or mash the eggs 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: Chuseok Special: Egg Jeon | 추석 계란전 · on YouTube