Bursting with tasty vegetables and tangy kimchi, these Korean pancakes make a quick and simple weeknight dinner. They’re great for lunchboxes and on picnics, too!
½ cup plain (all-purpose) flour
½ cup potato starch or cornflour (cornstarch)
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
1 egg
¼ cup finely chopped kimchi
1 tbsp juice from the kimchi
2 cups finely julienned mixed vegetables (e.g. carrots, zucchini, capsicum)
5 spring onions (scallions), thinned out lengthways and cut into roughly 4cm batons
vegetable oil, for shallow frying
¾ cup (180ml/6 fl oz) of cold water
Dipping sauce:
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp sugar
Preheat oven to 150C/300F.
For the dipping sauce, combine the ingredients in a bowl and set aside until ready to serve.
For the pancakes, combine the flour, potato starch, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Mix until well combined. Add the egg and ¾ cup (180ml/6 fl oz) of cold water. Whisk until well combined. Then fold through the kimchi, kimchi juice, vegetables and two-thirds of the spring onion.
Heat enough oil to just cover the base of a shallow frying pan over medium-high heat. Scoop ¼ cupfuls of the batter mixture into the pan. Spread out a little with the back of a spoon. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until golden and the batter is cooked through. You’ll need to do this in batches, so transfer cooked pancakes to a baking tray, season with a little more salt and keep warm in the oven while you cook the rest.
Sprinkle with remaining spring onion. Serve with dipping sauce.
These are very delish!
I have made these pancakes three times now! I have added different vegetables and some cheese! I have topped them with both sour cream and sweet chili sauce! All three times so delish!
So Delicious!
I made these tonight with vegetables I had on hand. The batter stayed together around the veggies quite well. Thank you for sharing this great recipe.
Marions wonderful Korean Pancakes
Made these and loved them, and so easy to make and can use any vegetables. Will keep making them.