# Hobakjuk - Korean Pumpkin Porridge

A Korean pumpkin porridge served with roasted maple cinnamon pumpkin seeds and homemade taro and sweet potato balls.

- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 Pumpkin
- Water
- Pumpkin seeds
- Oil
- Cinnamon powder
- Maple syrup
- Rice flour
- Taro balls
- Sweet potato balls

## Instructions

1. Cut the pumpkin in half.
2. Remove the seeds from the pumpkin using a spoon.
3. Place the pumpkin pieces into the pumpkin-shaped pot.
4. Add water to the pot, covering the pumpkin pieces.
5. Cover the pot with its lid.
6. Place the pumpkin pot on the stove and turn on the heat.
7. Rinse the pumpkin seeds under running water using a colander.
8. Pour the rinsed pumpkin seeds onto a paper towel-lined baking sheet.
9. Add oil to the pumpkin seeds.
10. Sprinkle cinnamon powder over the pumpkin seeds.
11. Drizzle maple syrup onto the pumpkin seeds.
12. Mix the pumpkin seeds, oil, cinnamon, and maple syrup thoroughly.
13. Place the baking sheet with the pumpkin seeds into the oven.
14. Take the cooked pumpkin pieces out of the pot using tongs.
15. Scoop out the cooked pumpkin flesh from the skin using a spoon.
16. Transfer the pumpkin flesh into a blender.
17. Add some of the cooking liquid from the pot into the blender.
18. Blend the pumpkin and liquid until smooth.
19. Pour the blended pumpkin mixture back into the pumpkin-shaped pot.
20. Place the pot back on the stove and turn on the heat.
21. Stir the pumpkin mixture in the pot.
22. In a separate bowl, mix rice flour with water to create a slurry.
23. Pour the rice flour slurry into the pumpkin mixture in the pot.
24. Stir the mixture well to combine.
25. Boil homemade taro and sweet potato balls in a separate pot of water.
26. Remove the cooked taro and sweet potato balls from the water using a slotted spoon.
27. Pour the pumpkin porridge into a small pumpkin-shaped bowl.
28. Add the cooked taro and sweet potato balls on top of the porridge.
29. Garnish with roasted pumpkin seeds.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Pumpkin-shaped pot
- Measuring cup
- Stove
- Colander
- Paper towel
- Baking paper
- Oven
- Tongs
- Plate
- Spoon
- Blender
- Small bowl
- Small pot
- Pumpkin-shaped small bowls

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@x/video/7551870340561980685
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/478be160-b2fd-47fd-9130-3666dd4f44bc
- Extracted: 2025-09-25

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