Aehobak Jeon

About the dish

Aehobak jeon are neat rounds of summer squash coated in egg and pan-fried. Soft and mild, they grace feast tables and ancestral-rite settings as readily as the everyday meal.

Key ingredient

Summer squash (aehobak) — easy to digest and helpful for indigestion; it supports circulation and insulin production, its yellow beta-carotene makes it nourishing, and it works to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure. In season in July, grown nationwide.

Ingredients

Main: summer squash (aehobak), egg, flour · Seasoning: salt, cooking oil

Simple recipe

1. Slice the squash into 0.5 cm rounds.
2. Sprinkle with salt and let sit briefly.
3. Coat with flour, then beaten egg.
4. Pan-fry until golden.
5. Serve with vinegar-soy dipping sauce.

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