Korean style Zucchini Fritters~ Hobak Jeon 호박전

It's clear fridge day and I have leftover Ho bak to clear off quickly. So I made it into Hobak jeon~ a common fritters or Jeon side dish thats erved at those Traditional Korean Restaurant, just like the Gamja jeon. It's simple, doesnt required a lot of ingredient and quick ready. All I need is just Buchim-garu, egg, and some salt. 

Ingredients:

Zucchini 

Buchim-garu (Pancake mix)

Egg

Salt

How to Cook:

Step 1. 
No need to peel off the skin of zucchini, just cut it into slices about 2cm thick. Lightly sprinkle some salt to the zucchini slices and let it sit for 5 mins to soften it. Careful not to over-salted the zucchini slices. You can feel the zucchini slice turn softer and moisture than before after the salted process. 

Step 2. 
In a ziplock bag or veggie storage bag, pour in enough amount of buchim-garu. Put all the salted zucchini slices in and tie up the storage bag, shake the bag gently so that the zucchini slices is coated well with the flour on both sides.  

Step 3.
Beat an egg into a bowl and whisk well, set aside. Heat up a frying pan with 2 tablespoon of oil. When the oil is heat up and ready for pan frying, remove the battered zucchini slices from the storage bag, and dip it into egg wash (one piece at once) before place it on the pan for pan frying. Pan fry it over medium heat or low heat until it turns golden brown for both sides then it is done. 

The jeon can be kept in fridge up to 3 days in airtight container and reheat on frying pan again before served on the table. That's what the Koreans normally do. I don't encourage to consume overnight food so normally I will cook adequate amount or portion that just enough for a meal.