Korean Garlic Chive Pancake
Buchu-jeon is a Korean garlic chive pancake where a generous amount of chives is bound in a thin batter with julienned carrot and onion, then pan-fried until the edges are crisp and golden. The chives carry a distinctly pungent, slightly spicy aroma that intensifies with heat, and cutting them to five centimeters keeps the pancake manageable to flip. A deliberately thin, runny batter is the key to achieving crispness-thick batter results in a doughy center that masks the chive flavor. Smaller individual pancakes hold their crunch far better than one large one, and they are best eaten warm right off the pan, dipped in soy sauce spiked with a little vinegar.
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Instructions
- 1
Cut chives into 5 cm lengths and julienne carrot and onion.
- 2
Whisk pancake mix, water, and salt into a thin batter.
- 3
Add vegetables and fold gently to keep texture.
- 4
Spread the batter thinly in a hot oiled pan.
- 5
Cook 3 minutes, flip, and cook 2 more minutes until golden.
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