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    Home » Recipes » Vegetarian Recipes

    Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake)

    Published: Dec 21, 2014 · Modified: Feb 4, 2023 by Samantha Ferraro · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Pajeon is a simple and quick Korean scallion pancake with eggs, scallions and kimchi juice and served with soy sauce.

    Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake) via LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    This is such a simple recipe and you can add a multitude of variations, such as seafood, or beef or pork.

    You basically make a pancake-like batter, add a bunch of chopped scallions and some flavorings and fry away.

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    Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake) via LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake)

    Samantha Ferraro

    LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    Pajeon is a simple and quick Korean scallion pancake with eggs, scallions and kimchi juice and served with soy sauce.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine Asian, Korean
    Servings 4 medium sized pancakes
    Calories 149 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    Pancake

    • 1 cup flour
    • 1 cup water
    • 3 scallions or green onions chopped
    • 3 Tb kimchi juice optional
    • 1 egg
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • Sesame oil for frying

    Dipping Sauce

    • ¼ cup soy sauce
    • 1 garlic clove chopped finely
    • ½ teaspoon red pepper
    • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
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    Instructions
     

    • Drizzle a non-stick skillet with sesame oil and bring to medium-high heat.
    • In a bowl, add the rest of the pancake ingredients and mix together to form a batter that looks very similar to a pancake batter.
    • Use a spoon or ladle to pour batter into small round pancakes in the hot pan. Fry on 1 side until golden brown, about 2 minutes and flip over and fry other side.

    Notes

    Recipe adapted from Rasa Malaysia

    Nutrition

    Calories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 6gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 886mgPotassium: 125mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 179IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg
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    1. Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat says

      December 22, 2014 at 9:22 pm

      5 stars
      This would be perfect for Asian food on Christmas too!

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      • Samantha says

        December 23, 2014 at 7:26 am

        Ohhh yes!!!

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