Sweet Potato Mugwort Songpyeon (고구마 쑥송편)
This recipe uses sweet potatoes to replace almost half of the rice flour that’s added to a traditional rice cake recipe. I also added the tapioca flour to preserve some of the chewiness that gets lost when the sweet potatoes get added. The result? A soft and chewy mugwort songpyeon that’s a bit more tender but so much healthier.
Ingredients
Rice Cake
- 300 g mashed sweet potato , from about 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 50 g rice flour
- 100 g tapioca flour
- 2 Tbsp mugwort powder
Filling
- 500 g MUNG BEAN PASTE FILLING , or other filling of choice such as red bean paste or white bean paste. (click link to go to recipe).
Instructions
- First, prepare the filling by rolling the mung bean paste filling into tablespoon sized balls (about 25 g each). Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix tapioca flour, rice flour and mugwort powder
- Add the mashed sweet potatoes and ½ Tbsp water, and knead all the ingredients together until you get a smooth and supple dough, about 2 minutes
- Divide the dough into 20 roughly-equal sized pieces and roll them into balls. Cover with a wet paper towel to keep from drying out
- Flatten the mugwort dough piece into a thin disk using the palms of your hands, and place about 25g of the mung bean paste filling in the middle.
- Fold the mugwort disc in half and seal the ends using your fingertips.
- Press the thumb and index finger around the ends to shape into the crescent "songpyeon" shape.
- Place the mugwort songpyeon on a steam paper lined steamer and cook over boiling water set at medium heat for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the oil-water bath by mixing 2 cups of water with 2 tsp of sesame oil (or olive oil) in a small bowl,
- Remove songpyeon from the steamer using tongs and dip each of them into the prepared oil-water mixture so that the songpyeon are well coated (this keeps them from sticking)
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 65kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.04gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2134IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mgZinc: 0.3mg***Net Carbs: 12g
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