Korean Water Parsley Shrimp Pancake
Quick answer
- Total time
- 27 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Spring water dropwort (minari) is cut into long pieces, stems and all, and fried with shrimp.
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The stems still crunch after frying, and it comes with soy sauce sharpened by a few drops of vinegar.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Pick out any yellowed leaves from water parsley (120 g), rinse under running water, and cut into 5 cm lengths.
Blot cocktail shrimp (150 g) thoroughly dry with paper towel.
- 2
Thinly slice onion (50 g) lengthwise into strips.
In a bowl, whisk pancake mix (120 g), cold water (160 ml), egg (1), and salt (2 g) until completely smooth.
- 3
Add water parsley and onion to the batter and toss lightly with chopsticks.
Add shrimp last and fold only 2-3 times to distribute without clumping.
- 4
Heat oil (2 tbsp) in a pan over medium heat.
Pour the entire batter in at once and spread into an 18-20 cm round. Gently reposition any shrimp so they are evenly spaced on top.
- 5
Cook 2-3 minutes until the edges are golden and firm, then flip in one motion.
Cook the other side 2-3 minutes until the edges are crisp.
- 6
Mix soy sauce (1 tbsp) with a few drops of vinegar for a simple dipping sauce.
Cut the jeon right away and serve with the sauce.
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