Butterbur Leaf Ssambap

Butterbur Leaf Ssambap

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Total time
30 min
Level
Easy
Servings
2 servings
Ingredients
8

About this dish

Butterbur leaves are steamed for 4 minutes rather than blanched, which leaves them pliable enough to fold.

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Their bitterness softens once each bite also holds sesame-oil rice and a salty ssamjang of doenjang and gochujang.

Ingredients

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Instructions

5 steps
  1. 1

    Wash the butterbur leaves thoroughly under running water and trim the ends of the stems.

  2. 2

    Steam the leaves in a hot steamer for 4 minutes, then rinse immediately in cold water and squeeze dry.

  3. 3

    In a bowl, mix soybean paste, red pepper paste, minced garlic, minced green onion, and 5ml of sesame oil to make ssamjang.

  4. 4

    Mix warm rice with 10ml of sesame oil and sesame seeds, let it cool, and roll into round bite-sized balls.

  5. 5

    Spread a steamed leaf, place a rice ball and a little ssamjang in the center, and wrap it tightly.

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Tips

Soaking the steamed leaves in cold water for 10 minutes helps reduce their natural bitter and acrid taste.
Edited by Charim Team