Kimchi Raggmunk with Gochujang-Glazed Pork Belly (Swedish × Korean)
Swedish potato pancakes with chopped kimchi and spring onion in the batter, served with sticky gochujang-honey pork belly and a lingonberry-gochujang dip.
Method
Whisk the flour with a third of the milk until smooth, then whisk in the remaining milk, the eggs and salt. Leave it to rest while you prepare everything else. Kimchi is salty, so the batter needs less salt than usual.
Add in this stepPlain flour 60 gWhole milk 180 mlEggs 1Salt 1 pinch
Cut the pork belly into 5 mm slices, lay them in a dry 24 cm frying pan, set over medium heat and fry for , turning, until golden, crisp and cooked through.
Add in this stepPork belly 160 g
medium heatPour off most of the fat (keep a little), turn the heat down to low heat, add the gochujang, honey and soy sauce and toss for , until the pork is coated in a sticky, glossy glaze. The glaze burns quickly, so keep it moving. Transfer to a plate.
Add in this stepGochujang (for the glaze) 1 tbspHoney 1 tbspSoy sauce 1 tsp
low heatSqueeze the kimchi lightly, chop it finely and slice the spring onions. Peel the potatoes and grate them coarsely straight into the batter, then stir in the kimchi and spring onions.
Add in this stepPotatoes 350 gWell-fermented cabbage kimchi 100 gSpring onions 2
Wipe the pan, add oil and a little of the pork fat and heat over medium heat. Add about 3 tablespoons of batter per pancake, spread thin to 10 cm and fry for per side, until crisp and golden. Fry in 3 batches, adding oil as needed.
Add in this stepVegetable oil 2 tbsp
medium heatMix the lingonberry jam with the dip gochujang. Serve the pancakes topped with the glazed pork and sprinkled with sesame seeds, with the dip on the side.
Add in this stepLingonberry jam 3 tbspGochujang (for the dip) 1 tspSesame seeds 1 tsp
Cook's tip
Well-fermented, sour kimchi gives the deepest flavour. Adjust the gochujang in the dip to your heat tolerance. Cut the pancakes into wedges to share as a starter, Korean jeon style.
Cooking it at camp
Perfect for a camping griddle or cast-iron pan: bring the batter in a bottle, the chopped kimchi in a sealed tub and the glaze pre-mixed in a jar, and grate the potatoes on site.