Maangchi's official Matdongsan cooking video
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Official cooking video · Maangchi · YOUTUBEHomemade Matdongsan: Crispy Korean Peanut Cookies (About 340 g)
A homemade version of Korea's Matdongsan snack: fry egg-flour dough, crisp it in the oven, then coat with syrup and chopped peanuts. It needs careful handling of hot oil and syrup.
Ingredients
servings: 8 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Mix egg, dough sugar, salt, 1 tbsp oil and vanilla; add flour and baking powder and knead until smooth.
- 02
Cover the dough and rest it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- 03
Heat rice syrup, 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp water over medium-low heat for about 8–10 minutes until light brown. Swirl the pan rather than stirring; keep hands away from hot syrup.
- 04
Roll chilled dough into ropes about 6 mm thick and cut into 5 cm pieces.
- 05
Heat frying oil to about 165–175°C. Fry in small batches for 4–5 minutes until lightly golden and firm; drain well.
- 06
Preheat oven to 200°C; spread fried pieces on a tray and bake 8–10 minutes until crisp, checking to prevent burning.
- 07
Warm syrup again, quickly toss with baked cookies and chopped peanuts, then spread on parchment. Let cool fully before separating pieces.
Before you cook
Contains peanuts, wheat and egg. Hot frying oil and syrup can cause serious burns; keep water away from the fryer and children away from hot equipment. Cool fully before storing and avoid peanut pieces for young children at choking risk.
Allergens: peanuts, wheat, egg, other nuts may be present in commercial peanut products; check label
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