Side Dishes

Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes

Name: Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 30 g Bracken (gosari); 7 g Chives (jjokpa); 6 g Red chili pepper; 20 g (⅓) Egg; 20 g All-purpose flour; 30 ml Water; a little Cooking oil; 13 g Sweet persimmon (dangam); 15 g Glutinous rice flour; 50 g Potato starch; 0.1 g Jujube

고사리파전

A savory pancake of long bracken stems, chives and red chili in egg batter, served with small glutinous rice cakes decorated with sweet persimmon flowers and jujube. Chewy bracken and its distinctive aroma reduce the need for sodium.

🇰🇷 A twist on Pajeon — see the classic korean scallion pancake recipe →

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Halve the bracken and chives and cut the chili into long strips.

Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes — step 1

Lay them in an oiled pan, pour over a batter of flour, egg and water and fry.

Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes — step 2

Slice the persimmon 0.4 cm thick and cut with a flower cutter.

Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes — step 3

Knead the glutinous rice flour with potato starch water.

Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes — step 4

Shape small rounds in an oiled pan and fry with persimmon and jujube flowers on top.

Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes — step 5

Plate the persimmon rice cakes with the bracken pancake cut into bite-sized pieces.

Bracken Pajeon & Persimmon Flower Rice Cakes — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

423.3Calories (kcal)

73.2 gCarbs

9.5 gProtein

10.3 gFat

59.2 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.