Gim Mari Twigim 김말이튀김 (Laver Roll Fritters)

Gim Mari 김말이 튀김 (Laver Roll Fritters)

Ingredients:

50 g Sweet Potato Glass Noodles (Dangmyun)
30 g Zucchini, minced
30 g Carrot, minced
30 g Yellow Onion , minced
Salt and ground Black Pepper
4 sheets Laver
2 tbsp All-purpose Flour

2 1/2 cups Deep-frying Oil

Batter:

4 tbsp All-purpose Flour
4 tbsp Corn Starch

3 tbsp Ice Cold Water
a pinch of Salt
1/2 tbsp dried Parsley *optional

Dipping Sauce:
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
1/4 tsp Sesame Oil
a dash of ground Black Pepper

Instructions:
Prepare the dipping sauce.
In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.

Prepare the glass noodles.

In a large bowl with water, soak the glass noodles for more than 30 minutes.
Boil the glass noodles for 3 minutes.
Drain water, and set glass noodles said to cool down.
Cut the boiled glass noodles finely with scissors.

Prepare the filling.
In a medium bowl, add-in the glass noodles and all the vegetables. Mix well.
Season with salt and ground black pepper.

Roll the laver.

Place a sheet of laver on a plate or on a clean kitchen counter, and place the prepared filling over the laver. Roll the laver well.
Brush the end of the laver with water to seal it.

Then evenly cut the rolled laver into 3 parts. Set aside.

Do the same to the remaining laver.

In a shallow small bowl, add-in the 2 tbsp all-purpose flour.
Gently coat the laver roll pieces, and shake off the excess flour. Set aside.

Make the batter mixture.

In a large bowl, combine flour, corn starch, ice cold water, salt, and dried parsley if you like. Mix well.

Then dip the floured laver rolls into the batter mixture.

Deep-fry the laver rolls.

Preheat the oil for deep frying in a deep skillet.

Drop the battered laver roll pieces into the hot oil, and fry them twice on medium heat until golden brown.

Drain on paper towel to remove excess oil. Serve hot with the sauce for dipping.

Happy Eating!!