Black Sesame Gangjeong (깨강정) How-to

Black Sesame Gangjeong (깨강정)

By Dongjun Yang

Gangjeong is often served during important events such as weddings, ancestral rites and Lunar New Year (Seollal). It is covered with white sesame, black sesame, white soybean flour and black soybean flour. Gangjeong is a Korean traditional confectionery popular with women as a low-calorie snack. Black sesame gangjeong is especially good for balding because black sesame includes abundant amounts of lecithin, so it helps metabolism and promotes good blood circulation. It also includes calcium and phosphorus, which can help prevent diabetes and anemia.

Ingredients

1 cup of black sesame
1 cup of crushed peanuts
3 tablespoons of starch syrup

How to

1. Put the starch syrup in a pan and heat it for 1 minute on medium heat.
2. Add peanuts and black sesame to the syrup and boil it down for 1 minute while stirring.
3. Grease some plastic wrap and lay it out on a tray. Spread the boiled syrup on the plastic wrap.
4. Cool for 10 minutes in refrigerator.
5. Cut into 2cm-wide and 3cm-long strips.
Serve and enjoy!