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Korean Beef Pancake (Yukjeon)

Korean Beef Pancake (Yukjeon)

A delicious Korean beef pancake recipe that uses starch powder and egg instead of flour for a tender texture without any meaty odor.

KoreanSide Dish
⏱️ 9 min total📝 12 steps

What You'll Need

Beef eye of round200g
Saltto taste
Black pepperto taste
Gingerto taste
100% starch powderto taste
Olive oilto taste
Eggs3
Green onion1 stalk

Instructions

1

Slice the beef eye of round into appropriate sizes and thinness.

2

Grate the ginger to prepare ginger juice.

3

Rinse the beef eye of round in water for about 5 seconds to remove blood, then pat dry with a paper towel.

⏱️ 0m 5s
4

Season the beef eye of round with salt and pepper.

5

Brush the ginger juice evenly over the beef eye of round to remove any meaty odor and let sit for 3-4 minutes.

⏱️ 3m 30s
6

Lightly dust the beef eye of round with 100% starch powder.

7

Whisk the eggs and add a pinch of salt, pepper, and ginger juice to make an egg wash.

8

Dip the starch-coated beef eye of round into the egg wash to coat evenly.

⏱️ 5m 0s
9

Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-low to medium heat, then add the egg-coated beef.

⏱️ 0m 30s
10

Cook the front side for about 30 seconds, then flip and cook the back side for about 20 seconds until golden brown.

⏱️ 0m 30s
11

Remove the cooked beef pancakes from the pan.

12

Thinly slice the green onion and mix with salt, sesame oil, red chili powder, and vinegar to make a side salad.