My Dad's Favorite Korean Street Food: Fried Stuffed Dough! #koreanfood #koreanstreetfood #hotteok

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar adds a lower glycemic index option.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds provide a similar crunch with less cost.

Proof the yeast by adding it to warm milk, together with sugar. Set aside until frothy.

Mix together remaining ingredients for dough. Add the proofed yeast and stir together until you get a very sticky dough.

Coat your hands with a little flour and knead the dough for about 3 minutes.

Cover and set aside for one hour, until doubled in size.

Punch the dough down, fold the dough in on itself, then cover and set aside for another 30 minutes.

Soak the glass noodles in warm water for 30 minutes.

Cook the noodles in boiling water for about 4 minutes, until al dente. Drain and rinse under cold water.

Add all the chopped vegetables to 1 tbsp EVOO plus 1 tsp sesame oil over medium high heat in a large pan. Stir fry the vegetables for about 2 minutes, until fragrant.

Place the veggies, noodles, and remaining ingredients for japchae in a large bowl and stir together. Snip the noodles with kitchen shears.

Tear off a piece of dough and flatten until it's about 4 to 4.5 inches in diameter.

Add about 3 tbsp of filling into the dough and pinch the dough until the filling is completely covered.

Add enough vegetable oil to a pan so that it's about 1/2-inch deep over medium high heat.

Place your dough ball into the oil and using the back of a large spatula, gently press it down. Let it cook for about 3 minutes and then flip.

If the dough gets too dark too quickly, lower the heat.

Let the hotteok cool for about 5 minutes before enjoying!

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