Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake)

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

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.

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.

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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

 

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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

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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