Korean Vegetable Pancakes is one of my favorite types of Korean pancake. We typically make these Korean pancakes in bulk during Korean Lunar New Years or Korean Thanksgiving (Chuseok).
During these special holidays, my extended family meets at my grandma's house in the countryside. Typically, the women in the family (like to) sit together and make them. But my grandma shoos them away and puts me in charge. (I think she digs my recipe!) It's a win-win - as my aunts are not too fond of smelling like oil for the rest of the day 😆
Korean vegetable pancake is all about cooking the fresh vegetables without losing too much taste or texture. With a dab of soy-sauce, these pancakes have the right balance of salty, lightness and fresh flavor. Try it out with your friends of family during a free weekend!
Korean Vegetable Pancakes
Ingredients
Vegetables
- Potato - Length of pointer finger
- Carrot - Length of pointer finger
- Zucchini - Length of pointer finger
- Onion - ½ of a whole
- Chives – 15 stalks
- Mild red chili pepper - 1 pepper optional, not spicy - just for color
- Korean Chungyang green pepper – 1 pepper optional, spicy
Pancake Batter
- Flour - 2 cups if you have Korean pancake mix, even better
- Water - 1 & ⅓ cups
- Eggs - 2 eggs
- Salt - 1 teaspoon
- Sugar - ½ teaspoon
Dipping Sauce
- Soy sauce - 3 teaspoons
- Vinegar - 1 teaspoon
- Minced garlic - ½ teaspoon
- Korean red chili flakes - ½ teaspoon
- Sugar - ½ teaspoon
- Spring Onion or Scallions - ⅓ of a stalk
- Sesame seeds - Handful Garnish, optional
Instructions
- Cut potato, carrot, zucchini into the length of your pointing finger. Cut them into julienne cuts strips. Then slice onions into thin strips and cut green and red chili peppers into thin slices
- Take out a mixing bowl and pour in the flour, salt, sugar and water.
- Beat two eggs in a separate bowl and then pour into the mixing bowl - mix all ingredients thoroughly
- Then drop the vegetables pieces into the batter and mix again.
- Place frying pan on a medium-low heat. Coat with a generous amount of vegetable oil
- Take one scoop of the batter and gently place onto frying pan
- After about 30-45 seconds, give the pancakes a flip (check to see if they have browned on the other side)
- Pour one tablespoon of oil into the frying pan after you flip - then let the other side brown as well
- For the dipping sauce, slice the spring onions into small thin circles and then mix with all of the other ingredients listed above in a small bowl. Enjoy!
Notes
- Avoid pressing down on the pancakes while it is cooking
- Cooking time may vary - check a few times for a crispy bottom
- If you have access to Korean mart, buy the Korean pancake mix (tastes better than just flour)
- Try it with the dipping marinade sauce
Amazing!
Wanted some veggies and made this today. Super tasty!
Do you have any recommendations about what to serve with it as a diner?
So this is pan-fried (aka oily food), what about a salad on the side. Cucumber Kimchi Salad is a good one (https://futuredish.com/spicy-korean-cucumber-salad/)