1. the trimming of pumpkin leaves
Some people don't like pumpkin leaves because they have rough thorns. The leaves get better after blanching. The stem is very rough, so it's better to take it off.

First, wash the pumpkin leaves clean.

If you bend the end of the stem and pull it down, the outer part comes off. If you bend it a couple of times and let it all come off, all the thorn on the stem will disappear and become smooth. And when you peel it off, if you peel it off, the leaf part disappears to a certain extent.

2. blanching pumpkin leaves
These trimmed pumpkin leaves are steamed or blanched. I prefer blanching to steaming.

Blanch pumpkin leaves in boiling water for 20 seconds.

Immediately soak it in cold water and rinse it off.

I'm going to organize the pumpkin leaves now. When you're in the water, it's very convenient to take out pumpkin leaves one by one and hold them in your hands one by one. Put them together like this and squeeze them out. If you squeeze too much, the pumpkin leaves may bark, or if there is too little moisture, it may not taste good.

Squeezed pumpkin leaves will fall off one by one without clumping if you hold the stem and shake it gently.

Now spread it out gently to make it easy to eat.

3. Making Pumpkin Leaf Wraps
Prepare blanched pumpkin leaves, stir-fried beef chili paste, and rice. It's more delicious if you wrap it with stir-fried beef chili paste, but it's also good if you just wrap it with red pepper paste or ssamjang.

Please put a pumpkin leaf on the floor. Make sure to wrap the rice in a rough place on the back. It's not that rough because it's blanched. You need to put the soft side in your mouth so that you don't feel repulsed. Put a spoonful of rice, stir-fried beef chili paste, and then another spoonful of rice on top.

Put the leaves together. If you press the rice part with your hand, it won't get messy.

And it's good to circle around the stem. It doesn't have a stem, so if you hold it with your hand, it doesn't open and keeps its shape.

If you spread out the leaves on the top, it would look like a lucky bag..^^ It's so pretty, right?

I did put stir-fried beef and red pepper paste inside. If you put it on top one more time, it tastes better. You have to chew the inside to meet the red pepper paste, so it might be boring when you eat it for the first time, so it might not taste good. You can also see a prettier visual effect like a flower.^^