Korean Snack Steamed Mugwort Greens (Ssuk)

This Korean mugwort greens snack recipe is delicious and healthy. These greens are known as ssuk (쑥, pronounced “sook”), or “mugwort” in English. It is a great dessert or snack recipe and you only need to have five total ingredients to make this.

These wild greens grow all over South Korea in the Spring. Many years ago it was solely a wild green, but now it is farmed in gardens and has a wider availability. This green has a strong smell, herbal fragrance, and is slightly bitter to the taste when eaten raw. However, adding the sugar and cooking the mugwort (ssuk) greens in this recipe helps to cut down and balance out the bitterness. 

Most Koreans know about this dish. In saying this, this particular dish is mostly found in household kitchens. You probably won’t see this dish in many, if any, restaurants. If you do find this in a restaurant, let us know where you found it in the comments. 

Ingredients Needed For This Recipe

You only need a total of five ingredients to make this recipe. Easy and simple!

• ½ lb mugwort greens (ssuk)
• 2 Tbsp white flour
• 1 Tbsp rice flour
  
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp sugar (*if Vegan/Vegetarian, use your choice of compliant sugar)

Freshly picked wild mugwort greens (ssuk)

How to Make Korean Snack Steamed Mugwort Greens (Ssuk)

This recipe is so easy. Once you have all the ingredients, it takes approximately 15 minutes from start to finish to have a yummy Korean snack or dessert ready to eat. 

1. First, you will want to clean the greens really well. It’s recommended to rinse/drain the greens about 5-6 times until the water runs clear. Drain well. Set aside.
2. Mix the white flour, rice flour, salt, and sugar together well in a clean medium-sized bowl. 
3. Gently add the greens into the bowl with the flour mixture. Carefully coat the greens with the flour mixture.
4. Prepare a steaming pan on medium-high heat. Put a cloth in the steamer basket – such as a clean flour sack towel. 
5. After the steamer is ready and has started steaming, turn the heat to medium. Place the greens in the covered steamer basket and spread it out evenly. Steam for about 5-6 minutes. 
6. Remove the greens from the steamer to a plate to allow it to cool. Wait until the greens have cooled down and then serve. Enjoy!

We hope you enjoy our Korean Snack Steamed Mugwort Greens (Ssuk) recipe! 

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Korean Snack Steamed Mugwort (Ssuk)

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 11 minutes

This Korean mugwort greens snack recipe is delicious and healthy. It is a great dessert or snack recipe and you only need to have five total ingredients to make this.

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Ingredients

• ½ lb mugwort greens (ssuk)
• 2 Tbsp white flour
• 1 Tbsp rice flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp sugar (*if Vegan/Vegetarian, use your choice of compliant sugar)

Instructions

1. First, you will want to clean the greens really well. It’s recommended to rinse/drain the greens about 5-6 times until the water runs clear. Drain well. Set aside.
2. Mix the white flour, rice flour, salt, and sugar together well in a clean medium-sized bowl. 
3. Gently add the greens into the bowl with the flour mixture. Carefully coat the greens with the flour mixture.
4. Prepare a steaming pan on medium-high heat. Put a cloth in the steamer basket - such as a clean flour sack towel. 
5. After the steamer is ready and has started steaming, turn the heat to medium. Place the greens in the covered steamer basket and spread it out evenly. Steam for about 5-6 minutes. 
6. Remove the greens from the steamer to a plate to allow it to cool. Wait until the greens have cooled down and then serve. Enjoy!

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