Hobakjuk

Hobak-juk

Hobak-juk served in a bangjja bowl
Type	Juk
Place of origin	Korea
Associated national cuisine	Korean cuisine
Main ingredients	Pumpkin, glutinous rice flour
Ingredients generally used	Red beans or black beans
Food energy (per 4 serving)	250 kcal (1047 kJ)

Hobak-juk (호박죽) or pumpkin porridge is a variety of juk (porridge) made with pumpkin and glutinous rice flour. It is a smooth and naturally sweet porridge that is traditionally served to recovering patients or the elderly.

Pumpkins, preferably Korean cheese pumpkins called cheongdung-hobak (청둥호박), are washed and sliced into 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) thick pieces. It is boiled, peeled, deseeded and mashed. Mashed pumpkin can be strained to obtain a smoother texture. It is then mixed with glutinous rice flour slurry and boiled, during which parboiled red beans or black beans may be added. Another common addition is saealsim (새알심; literally "bird's egg", named as such due to its resemblance to small bird's eggs, possibly quail eggs), the small rice cake balls made of glutinous rice flour kneaded with hot water. Finally, salt and optionally sugar is added, to taste.