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Kimchi pancakes (aka kimchijeon) areas easy to make as their breakfast/serve-with-maple-syrup counterparts. Unlike Chinese scallion pancakes, which require you to make a dough, kimchi pancakes are made from a simple batter.
Quick and Easy to Make
My sister has a problem. A kimchi problem.
She does this thing, where she walks into our local Korean-run market after work,walks straight to the back of the refrigerated aisle, and buys way too much kimchi for her own good––more than she will ever actually eat with her rice during the week.
So what is an older sister/roommate to do when there’s a container and a half of kimchi languishing on the top shelf of the fridge, with no immediate use in sight?
Make kimchi pancakes, that’s what.
Regular ol’ all purpose flour is your starting point. If you can find it, the addition of potato starch gives the pancakes extra crispiness (that said, if you can’t find potato starch, you can just substitute more all-purpose flour, no problem).
From there, you just chop up some kimchi and add it in—kimchi juice and all—along with some scallions, salt, and a little water to loosen it up. After a quick little mixeroo with your chopsticks or a fork, you fry it up for a few minutes in the skillet, and you’re done!
If you want, you can also serve it with a dipping sauce, which is even easier to pull together.
It’s just soy sauce, water, a little sugar, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. It’s the perfect quick appetizer, and I find myself making it on weeknights when I stagger into my apartment after a long workday and need something to eat FAST. Plus, it’s the perfect way to make sure no kimchi goes to waste.
Now, you canuseStore-bought Korean pancake mix,but why use that store-bought stuffwhen you can make your own homemade Korean pancakes from scratch?
Store-bought versions usually have added flavorings and preservatives, but in your homemade version, you know exactly what you’re putting in.
Kimchijeon Recipe Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the flour, potato starch, and salt until combined.
Add the kimchi, kimchi juice, water, and scallion.
Use a pair of chopsticks or a fork to stir the mixture until well-combined.
Heat a nonstick or cast iron pan over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and add the batter to the pan, spreading it in an even layer. Fry until browned on one side.
Flip the pancake and continue to cook until browned on the other side.
Meanwhile, assemble the dipping sauce by combining the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Serve alongside your kimchi pancake! If you want a little extra nuttiness (and fanciness), you can sprinkle the pancake with toasted sesame seeds.
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Kimchi Pancake (Kimchijeon)
Kimchi pancake is made from a simple batter of kimchi, scallions, salt, and water fried to a crispy pancake in the skillet and served.with a dipping sauce
by: Sarah
Course:Appetizers and Snacks
Cuisine:Korean
serves: 2
Prep: 5 minutes minutes
Cook: 10 minutes minutes
Total: 15 minutes minutes
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Ingredients
For the pancake:
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup potato starch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cabbage kimchi (roughly chopped)
- ½ cup kimchi juice
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 scallion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
For the dipping sauce:
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the flour, potato starch, and salt until combined. Add the kimchi, kimchi juice, water, and scallion. Use a pair of chopsticks or a fork to stir the mixture until well-combined.
Heat a nonstick or cast iron pan over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and add the batter to the pan, spreading it in an even layer. Fry until browned on one side. Flip the pancake and continue to cook until browned on the other side.
Meanwhile, assemble the dipping sauce by combining the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Serve alongside the pancake!
Tips & Notes:
Makes one large pancake.
nutrition facts
Calories: 407kcal (20%) Carbohydrates: 60g (20%) Protein: 7g (14%) Fat: 16g (25%) Saturated Fat: 12g (60%) Sodium: 822mg (34%) Potassium: 453mg (13%) Fiber: 3g (12%) Sugar: 4g (4%) Vitamin A: 60IU (1%) Vitamin C: 2.6mg (3%) Calcium: 36mg (4%) Iron: 2.4mg (13%)
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About Sarah
Sarah is the older daughter/sister in The Woks of Life family. Creator of quick and easy recipes for harried home cooks and official Woks of Life photographer, she grew up on episodes of Ready Set Cook and Good Eats. She loves the outdoors (and of course, *cooking* outside), and her obsession with food continues to this day.
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