Seonkyoung Longest Pork and Kimchi Nokdujeon

Ingredients needed 🛒6 servings

• 14 oz dried mung beans
• 1/4 cup dried glutinous rice
• 2 cups lean pork loin cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 tablespoon mirim
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (for seasoning the meat)
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 cups finely chopped kimchi, including kimchi juice
• 2 stalks scallions, finely chopped
• 4 red chili peppers, thinly sliced (optional)
• a little salt
• freshly ground black pepper, generously
• cooking oil enough to cover the bottom of the pan
• cold water enough to submerge more than 1 inch above the mung beans and glutinous rice (for soaking)
• mung bean soaking water as much as needed so the batter does not become thin (for grinding)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (for vinegar-soy dipping sauce)
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon water (for vinegar-soy dipping sauce)
• a pinch of chili powder (optional)
• a pinch of whole sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon minced scallions (for vinegar-soy dipping sauce)