Korean Shepherd's Purse & Napa Pancake
Quick answer
- Total time
- 32 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 8
About this dish
Naengi Baechu Jeon is a seasonal Korean pancake that features wild shepherd's purse and sweet napa cabbage.
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To prepare this dish, the roots of the shepherd's purse are thoroughly scrubbed to remove soil and chopped into short lengths, while the cabbage is sliced, lightly salted to draw out moisture, and squeezed. The batter consists of Korean pancake mix, rice flour, an egg, cold water, and soup soy sauce, which provides a clean base that allows the flavors of the vegetables to stand out. Mixing rice flour into the batter ensures that the edges of the pancake turn crispy and remain tender even after cooling. The prepared greens are gently folded into the mixture, then pan-fried in oil over medium heat until both sides are golden brown. It is sliced on a board and served warm.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Scrub the roots of shepherd's purse (120 g) with a soft brush to remove soil.
Do not discard the roots; cut everything into 4 cm lengths.
- 2Season
Slice napa cabbage (220 g) into 1 cm wide strips and place in a bowl.
Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and rest 5 minutes until wilted. Lightly squeeze out the released water.
- 3Season
Whisk pancake mix (150 g), rice flour (30 g), egg (1), cold water (170 ml), and soup soy sauce (1 tsp) until smooth.
Rice flour adds extra crispness to the edges.
- 4Prep
Add squeezed shepherd's purse and cabbage to the batter and fold lightly with a spatula.
Thin coating is enough; over-mixing crushes the greens.
- 5Control
Heat oil (3 tbsp) in a pan over medium heat and spread the batter wide.
Cook for 3 minutes until the edges dry out and turn golden, then flip.
- 6Finish
Cook the other side 3 more minutes.
Test the center with a chopstick; no raw batter should cling to it when done. Transfer to a board and cut to serve.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Bitter shepherd's purse and sweet napa cabbage pair in this seasonal, herbal spring pancake.
- Finish cue
- Test the center with a chopstick; no raw batter should cling to it when done.
- Avoid this
- Do not discard the roots; cut everything into 4 cm lengths.
Cooking decision evidence
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32min, 8 ingredients
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