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Mung Bean Pancake

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bindae-tteok

Crispy mung bean pancake often filled with pork, sprouts and kimchi.

Medium1 hr4 servings★ 61Contains soyContains sesame
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History & culture

Mung-bean pancakes called bindaetteok are widely linked to Gwangju and Honam market culture, where vendors may have grilled thick batter with kimchi and pork for hungry shoppers. The dish likely grew from older countryside mung-bean cakes, then took on its hearty street-food form as city markets expanded in the twentieth century. Today it is sold at festivals and night markets across Korea and abroad as a symbol of southwestern street cooking.

Servings
4

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Ingredients & steps

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Ingredients

  • Kimchi (napa cabbage)

    Substitutestore-bought kimchi works

    ½ cup, chopped
  • Thinly sliced pork

    Substitutepork shoulder or belly or thin sliced

    100 g, chopped
  • Bean sprouts
    1 cup
  • Neutral cooking oil
    4 tbsp
  • Water
    1/2 cup, as needed
  • Green onion

    Substitutescallion or spring onion

    2 stalks
  • Split mung beans (nokdu)

    Substituteyellow split peas (texture differs)

    1 cup, soaked overnight

Seasonings

  • Soy sauce

    SubstituteTsuyu (diluted) 2 tsp (2 tsp per 1 tbsp) or Tamari 1 tbsp

    1 tbsp
  • Toasted sesame oil

    Substitutea small amount of olive oil (flavor differs)

    1 tsp
  • Salt
    ½ tsp

Steps

  1. 15 min

    Drain soaked mung beans and blend with a little water until coarse and thick enough to spread, not smooth.

    • Split mung beans (nokdu)
    • Water
  2. 2

    Season pork with soy sauce and salt. Squeeze kimchi and sprouts dry, then mix them with green onion into the batter.

    • Thinly sliced pork
    • Kimchi (napa cabbage)
    • Bean sprouts
    • Green onion
    • Soy sauce
    • Salt
  3. 3Medium heat5 min

    Heat oil in a wide pan. Spread batter into a thick round. Cover and cook on medium 5 minutes.

    • Neutral cooking oil
  4. 4Medium heat5 min

    Flip and fry another 4–5 minutes until crisp outside. Finish with sesame oil.

    • Toasted sesame oil

Storage & reheating

Refrigerate 2 days. Reheat in a pan to restore crispness.

Troubleshooting

  • ⚠️ Inside is raw

    → Cook covered on medium-low; make the pancake thinner.

  • ⚠️ Too dense

    → Do not over-blend mung beans; keep a coarse texture.