Nokdu Bindaetteok

Mung bean pancake
녹두빈대떡

Nokdu Bindaetteok dates back to at least the late 15th or very early 16th century and was originally considered a "poor man's pancake". Today it is a popular appetizer or snack and is served in many Korean restaurants.

Servings: 3

Ingredients

Procedure

Preparation

Beans and Rice:

Soak mung beans for about 8 hours, reserve the soak water.

Soak the rice for about 3 hours, drain, and rinse.

Place the soaked mung bean, rice, and the mung bean soak water in a blender and grind into a paste, adding a bit more water if needed to obtain a batter like consistancy.

Pork and Pork Seasoning:

Fine chop (mince) the pork.

Fine chop (mince) the garlic.

Fine chop (mince) the green onion.

Place the minced pork, garlic, and green onion into a bowl, add the rest of the seasonings, and mix well.

Bean Sprouts and Bean Sprout Seasoning:

Trim the tails and remove "skins" from the heads.

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add sprouts and cook for one minute, then quickly remove from heat, drain, and rinse in cold water.

Fine chop (mince)the garlic.

Place sprouts and garlic in a bowl, add the rest of the seasonings, and mix well.

Sour Kimchi and Kimchi Seasoning:

Cut the kimchi into thin strips (Set aside a few leafy sections for garnish), place into a bowl, add all seasonings, and mix well.

Gossari and Gossari Seasoning:

Dried sprouts - Soak in water until softened (about 2 hours), rinse well.

Fresh Fern sprouts - Wash thoroughly in cold running water.

Fresh and Dried - Bring a pot of water to a full boil, add fern sprouts, cook for about two minutes then drain and rinse in cold water.

Fine chop (mince) the garlic.

Place the fern sprouts and garlic into a bowl, add remaining seasonings, and mix well.

Garnish:

Cut the green onion in half lengthwise, then cut cut each half into roughly 1 1/2 inch lengths.

Thin slice the peppers on a diagonal.

Dipping Sauce:

Mix all ingredients well in a small bowl and chill.

Cook

Arrange all ingredient bowls for quick and easy access near your stove.

Heat a well oiled frying pan over medium heat.

Spoon some of the batter into the pan and quickly spread some of each ingredient (except garnish) on top.

Spoon a small amount of batter on top of the "filling".

Lightly press some of each garnish into the batter.

Cook a few minutes until outer edges begin to brown and crisp, then flip, press down slightly, and cook until done (outer edges should be crisp and surface should be a mottled light and dark brown, and crisp along the edges of the garnish).

Serve warm with the dipping sauce or simply drizzle with warmed honey.

Nutrition Facts