Savory Korean Pancakes With Peppers And Mushrooms Food

KOREAN VEGETABLE PANCAKE (BUCHIMGAE/PAJEON)

Steps:

• Thinly slice (julienne-style) or shred all vegetables using a mandoline, shredder, or sharp knife. I shredded the carrot and cabbage and thinly sliced the scallions and mushrooms.
• Add all of the ingredients, except the mushrooms, into a medium bowl, add the sesame seeds and mix.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, milk, and salt and mix until smooth. The batter should be slightly runnier than regular American pancake batter - add a little extra liquid if needed.
• Add the vegetables (without the mushrooms still) to the batter and fold them to thoroughly incorporate them into the batter.Alternatively, you can leave the two separate. When cooking the Korean vegetable pancake, first add the vegetables to your pan and spread out, then add just enough batter to cover the vegetables.
• In a large dry pan, cook the mushrooms over medium heat to allow them to release their excess liquid and brown.
• Once cooked, you can remove them from the pan, keep them on a plate or bowl and add 1/3 of them to each pancake.
• Add a little sesame oil to the pan and heat it up then add the mushrooms and pancake batter and cook over medium heat for a few minutes on each side (3-4 minutes) - until the outside is crispy and browned. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• After flipping the pancake, press down on it with a spatula slightly to encourage browning/crisping.If you want to crisp it up even further then you can transfer the pancake to a broiler for a minute or two for extra crunch!
• Once cooked, transfer the vegetable pancake to a plate, optionally slice it into smaller pieces, and serve with the sauce of your choice. I serve it with homemade gyoza dipping sauce.
• Make ahead: you can prepare the vegetables and batter (separately) 2-3 days in advance and store, covered, in the refrigerator until it's time to combine them and make the Korean pancakes. Fridge: store the leftover savory pancake in an airtight container and enjoy it within 3-4 days.Freeze: allow the veggie pancake to cool entirely before transferring to the freezer. If you've made a large batch, then you can pile them up with pieces of parchment paper between (to stop them sticking).Reheat: to reheat the Korean vegetable pancakes, you can place them in a non-stick pan, either dry or with a drop of oil, and heat on both sides until warmed through. Alternatively, for a larger batch, warm them up in the oven. Wrap a stack of pancakes in tin foil and bake for around 10 minutes at 350ºF/175ºC or until warmed. Avoid using a microwave; otherwise, you'll have limp, sad veggie pancakes.

SAVORY KOREAN PANCAKES WITH PEPPERS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put the two flours in a bowl.
• Slowly add up to 1 1/2 cups water to make batter like a flowing cream.
• To make pancakes, put 3 tablespoons of the canola oil in a large non stick frying pan and set over medium heat.
• When hot, put in sliced mushrooms,red and green peppers, chili, and scallions.
• stir and fry for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle very lightly with salt and mix quickly.
• Now remove the vegetable mixture and turn the heat to medium low.
• Put in another tablespoon of oil and spread 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds in center of the pan in an 8 inch circle.
• Arrange 1/3 of the vegetable mixture over the sesame seeds.
• Stir the batter and and pour 1/3 of it over the vegetable mixture to form an 8 inch pancake.
• Cover and cook on medium low heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until bottom is somewhat golden.
• Using a big spatula, turn the pancake over and cook the second side, covered for another 4 minutes.
• Uncover, turn the pancake over and cook for 2 minutes.
• Turn again and cook, uncovered, another minute or so.
• Remove the pancake.
• Cut it into wedges.
• DIPPING SAUCE:.
• Combine the soy sauce, red wine vinegar and sesame oil in small bowl for dipping.

MY KOREAN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and let sit for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator before serving to let the flavors blend.
• This will be heavy in the green onion department, so if you don't want as much, cut it down a little, but we love them and the green onions are what all of us go for first.
• This is great with any kind of steamed or fried dumpling (like Chinese dumplings or Korean mandu).

SAUERKRAUT JEON (KOREAN PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Prepare the dipping sauce: In a small bowl, stir together all ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Set aside, or prepare in advance and store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to several weeks.
• Prepare the pancakes: In a large bowl, combine sauerkraut and sauerkraut juice. (If you don't have enough sauerkraut juice, you can make up the difference with cold water.) Add onion, scallions, flour, starch, sugar, pickled peppers and the cold water. Stir rapidly with a spoon just until no dry flour remains. (Do not overmix the batter.) The batter should be thin enough to flow around when you tilt the bowl.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the bottom of a flat-bottomed wok or an 8- to 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high until shimmering. You should be able to make about two 10-inch pancakes or three 8-inch pancakes, or several smaller pancakes. Add enough batter that you can spread it into a thin pancake with the back of a spoon. Let the pancake cook, undisturbed, until the bottom of the pancake is set, about 2 minutes. Use a thin spatula to gently release the pancake from the pan if it is sticking at all. Continue to cook, swirling pancake around to encourage even browning until the first side is well browned with a few darker spots, another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Use a wide spatula to carefully flip the pancake. Continue cooking until second side is well browned, about 4 minutes.
• Slide the pancake out onto a cutting board, and cook remaining pancake batter, repeating Steps 3 and 4. Once cooked, cut into wedges with a pizza slicer or knife and serve with the prepared dipping sauce.