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Hobak Juk (Pumpkin Porridge)

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Hobak Juk (Pumpkin Porridge)

Silky Korean pumpkin porridge studded with chewy rice flour dumplings and sweet red beans. Dropping the rice dumplings into the simmering puree and cooking just until they float is what tells you they're done, still chewy rather than falling apart.

Total time
40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Korean
veganvegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

600gKorean pumpkin or butternut squash, cubed
800mlwater
3 tbspglutinous rice flour
2 tbspsugar
1 tspsalt
adzuki beanscooked and sweetened, to garnish

Instructions

1

Simmer pumpkin in water until very soft, 20 minutes. Blend until smooth.

2

Mix glutinous rice flour with 3 tbsp water to form small dumplings.

3

Bring pumpkin puree back to simmer.

4

Drop in rice dumplings, cook 5 minutes until they float.

5

Add sugar and salt.

6

Serve warm topped with sweet adzuki beans.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
24
Protein
0g
Fat
0g
Carbs
6.3g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
478mg

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