Striker Chef's Songpyeon Twigim

A special dessert made by crisply frying leftover hard songpyeon from the holidays, served with a savory garlic dipping sauce made from butter-slow-cooked garlic.

🙋 Recommended for

  • For those who want to cook leftover songpyeon that are hard to dispose of after the holidays in a unique and delicious way.
  • For those who want to taste the unique fusion of sweet rice cake and savory, aromatic garlic sauce.

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • songpyeon 10~15 pieces
  • flour 0.5 cup
  • egg 1
  • breadcrumbs 1 cup
  • butter 50g
  • whole garlic cloves 10
  • mayonnaise 3 tbsp
  • salt a pinch
  • black pepper a pinch
  • scallions a little
  • cooking oil as needed

Recipe 🍳

  1. Add butter to a pan and slowly melt over low heat. Add whole garlic cloves and cook gently like confit at a low temperature, making sure they don't burn.
  2. When the garlic becomes fragrant, golden, and soft, remove and let cool.
  3. Lightly coat the hard songpyeon with flour, then dip evenly in beaten egg, and finally coat with breadcrumbs, pressing firmly to adhere.
  4. Place the coated songpyeon into preheated oil and fry over medium-low heat until golden brown and crispy on the outside and the rice cake inside becomes soft.
  5. In a bowl, add the cooled confit garlic, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and finely chopped scallions. Coarsely mash the garlic with a spoon while mixing everything together to make the sauce.
  6. Drain the fried songpyeon well and place on a plate. Top generously with the prepared garlic butter dipping sauce.
  1. Slowly cook whole garlic in butter over low heat until soft, then remove and cool.
  2. Coat the songpyeon with flour, egg wash, and breadcrumbs in order.
  3. Fry the songpyeon in preheated oil over medium-low heat until golden and crispy.
  4. Mash the cooked garlic, then mix with mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and scallions to make the garlic sauce.
  5. Enjoy the fried songpyeon with homemade garlic dipping sauce.

Cooking tips 💡

  • If you fry the songpyeon over too high heat, the outside will burn and the inside won't soften. Cook over medium-low heat to allow the sesame seed or sugar filling to melt smoothly.
  • When making the dipping sauce, mashing the garlic with a spoon or fork rather than blending it finely in a mixer gives a more sophisticated texture and flavor.
  • You can freeze the leftover songpyeon after coating them with flour, egg, and breadcrumbs. Whenever you want a snack, just take them out and fry in oil or an air fryer for convenience.
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