Description
Korean Garlic Chive Pancakes are a quick pan fried savory pancake perfect for an easy dinner or family dinner. This simple recipe uses everyday ingredients to prepare a crispy and flavorful weeknight dinner everyone will enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 100 grams Chives
- 50 grams Squid
- 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
- 2 tbsp Potato Starch
- Salt and Pepper To taste
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic
- 1/2 of Beaten Egg
- 1/2 cup Water
- Vegetable or Canola Oil For frying
Instructions
- Rinse the chives and cut off the roots before chopping into 3 inch pieces.
- Clean the squid by removing the eyes and finely chopping the head and tentacles.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, potato starch, salt, pepper, garlic, and beaten egg.
- Slowly add water while stirring until you get a slightly thin batter.
- Gently fold in the chopped chives and squid until fully coated.
- Heat oil over high heat in a large nonstick pan until very hot.
- Pour the batter mixture into the pan, spreading it thinly and evenly to the edges without holes.
- Check if the pancake has set by moving the pan in circles before flipping.
- Cook each side for 1 minute on high heat, then 1 minute on medium heat, and optionally 1 minute on low heat, adding oil to edges in between.
- Continue cooking until the pancake reaches your desired crispiness, avoiding burning by watching for smoke.
- Serve immediately while hot and crispy, accompanied by a dipping sauce if desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snack
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Korean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pancake
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 45mg