Photograph of the finished Hobakjuk

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Hobakjuk

45 min Hands-on time
EasyDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Pumpkin Pumpkin 2.6 lb
  • Photograph of Glutinous rice flour Glutinous rice flour 4.2 oz
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 3.5 oz
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 0.3 oz
  • Photograph of Red bean Red bean 3.5 oz

Method

  1. 1 Peel the pumpkin, cut it into pieces, then steam or boil it for 20 minutes until very soft.
  2. 2 Grind or mash the pumpkin until very smooth, then strain it through a sieve to make it even smoother.
  3. 3 Mix the glutinous rice flour with cold water, then slowly pour it into the pot of boiling pumpkin while stirring continuously.
  4. 4 Simmer for another 8 minutes until the porridge thickens and the raw flour taste is gone.
  5. 5 Season with sugar and a pinch of salt, then sprinkle the softened red beans on top when serving.

With an appliance

  • Microwave 35 min

    Replace step 1: place the pumpkin and two tablespoons of water in a loosely covered container, microwave at 800 W for 9 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes until the pumpkin is tender. Keep steps 2 to 5 unchanged.

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