Pan-Fried Mini Meat Patties, Wanja Jeon
If you love fritters, you will totally love Korean jeons! This particular one is called Wanja Jeon, translated as pan-fried mini meat patties. These dainty bite size meatballs are packed with flavors and healthy ingredients! Be sure to give it a try!
Servings: 2 people
Calories:
Ingredients
- 7 oz ground pork
- 7 oz ground beef
- ¼ cup onion finely diced
- 3 tbsp scallion chopped
- 2 tbsp carrot finely diced
- 9 oz firm tofu drained thoroughly & mashed
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp egg whisked
- ½ tsp sesame seed
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Dipping Ingredients
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 eggs whisked
Instructions
- Place tofu on a strainer for about 2~3 hours with a heavy object on top and take out as much moisture. Use paper towel and gently squeeze. (Another method is to use a cheese cloth to squeeze out water immediately.
- Finely dice onion and carrot. Chop scallions and mince garlic. Mash tofu. Set aside.
- Into a mixing bowl, combine meat, vegetables, seasonings and tofu.
- Mix everything well with hand.
- Create 2" round meatball circles. Press down to make them little flatter like patties. Arrange on a plate.
- Heat pan on medium high, add oil generously. Meanwhile, coat the meatball with flour, shaking off excess to prevent caking.
- Next dip the meatball into the egg wash, making sure flour is not visible. This helps prevent from burning.
- Then transfer unto the heated pan. Carefully lay the meatball and cook until golden brown. Flip and press down with the spatula lightly and hold for a 2-3 seconds. Cook until golden brown. Repeat on each meatball.
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