Korean Vegetable Pancakes - Yachae Jeon
Korean Vegetable Pancakes, or Yachae Jeon, are savoury pancakes made with a mix of fresh vegetables coated in a light, crispy batter. They're perfect as a snack, appetizer, or side dish, easy to make and pair wonderfully with a tangy dipping sauce.
Ingredients
Dipping Sauce
- 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ tsp sriracha chilli sauce
- ½ tsp sesame seeds
Pancake Mix
- 1 medium carrot julienned or grated
- 1 spring onion diced
- ½ cup green cabbage shredded
- ½ cup red cabbage shredded
- ½ cup frozen peas and corn
- 1 red capsicum (bell pepper) finely sliced
- 4 tbsp corn flour or tapioca flour
- 1½ cups GF Flour (I used buckwheat)
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1½ cups room temperature water
- ground pepper
Instructions
Dipping Sauce
- Mix all dipping ingredients and adjust for taste. Set aside.
- It is best this before the pancakes so that you can eat straight away.
Pancake Mix
- Mix all pancake ingredients except the water in a large bowl.
- Slowly add the water while mixing. Mix until you get a thick batter consistency. Add more water if it is too thick or if the ingredients are not combining.
- Preheat the nonstick frying pan, and cover the pan with mix spreading with the back of the spatula.
- Cook until browned, flip and press down with a spatula and cook for around 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from pan and place in warming draw while you cook the rest of the pancakes.
- Serve immediately. Break the pancakes into small bite sizes and dip them into the sauce.
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