Saengseon & Saeu Jeon (Pan-Fried Fish and Shrimp)
Thin slices of white fish and butterflied shrimp dusted in flour, dipped in egg and pan-fried until golden — Korea's festive jeon, served with a tangy soy-vinegar dipping sauce.
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Ingredients
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Steps
Season
Pat the fish and shrimp dry with paper towels, then season both sides lightly with the salt and white pepper. Let rest 10 minutes, then pat dry again to remove any moisture that comes out.
- 400g white fish fillets
- 12 shrimp
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
✅ Done when: surface of the fish and shrimp looks dry, with no beads of moisture
Coat in flour and egg
Roll each piece of fish and shrimp in the flour, shaking off the extra, then dip it fully in the beaten egg right before frying.
- 60g flour
- 3 beaten eggs
- 400g seasoned fish from step 1
- 12 seasoned shrimp from step 1
✅ Done when: each piece is evenly covered in flour, then coated in egg
Fry
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Dipping sauce
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Season
Pat the fish and shrimp dry with paper towels, then season both sides lightly with the salt and white pepper. Let rest 10 minutes, then pat dry again to remove any moisture that comes out.
- 400g white fish fillets
- 12 shrimp
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
✅ Done when: surface of the fish and shrimp looks dry, with no beads of moisture
Coat in flour and egg
Roll each piece of fish and shrimp in the flour, shaking off the extra, then dip it fully in the beaten egg right before frying.
- 60g flour
- 3 beaten eggs
- 400g seasoned fish from step 1
- 12 seasoned shrimp from step 1
✅ Done when: each piece is evenly covered in flour, then coated in egg
Fry
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Dipping sauce
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The Story Behind the Dish
Jeon — ingredients coated in flour and egg and pan-fried — are essential at Korean holidays like Chuseok and Seollal, and at jesa, the ancestral memorial rites, where fish jeon is a traditional offering.
Families often spend a whole afternoon frying platters of jeon together before the holiday.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Delicate, golden and lightly crisp, fish and shrimp jeon are the taste of a Korean holiday table.
💡 Fun Fact
On rainy days many Koreans crave jeon with makgeolli rice wine — some say the sizzle of frying sounds like rain.
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