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Pan-fried Rice Cake Dumplings (Bukkumi) filled with Sweet Red Beans with Fresh Ssukat and Lavender[/caption]
Pan-fried rice cake dumplings (or Bukkumi) originates from Gangwondo province of Korea. They are Sweet Rice Cake dumplings stuffed with sweet fillings and then pan-fried in oil to create a crispy crust with a soft chewy inside.
The dough is either made from sweet rice flour or glutinous sorghum flour. Common fillings are either sweet red beans (danpat 단팥), sweet mung beans (nokdu 녹두) or chestnuts (bam 밤).
Bukkumi made with glutinous sorghum flour (chalsusu garu 찰수수가루) is called Susu Bukkumi (수수부꾸미) which was only seen in Gangwondo but it has become very popular in Seoul nowadays. Honestly, I never heard of Susu Bukkumi until I went to live in Korea recently. Even now, I would say that not many Koreans (especially if you live outside of Korea) still know about this wonderful sweets. Since my return from Korea in 2015, I have been wanting to make this, especially since no store sells them in the bay area.
But before we get into Bukkumi (Pan-fried Rice Cake Dumplings with Sweet Red Beans) recipe, I have to share why I decided to post this recipe.
I already shared in my earlier post that I was contacted by YTV America (a Korean News cable channel in Southern CA) to appear in their upcoming documentary series on Korean Food in America.
MY portion airs this FRIDAY 15th 9:30 PM on YTV!! It will also be online afterwards so I will let you know when that happens.
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