Korean Cabbage Tuna Jeon (Crispy Shredded Cabbage Tuna Pancake)

Korean Cabbage Tuna Jeon (Crispy Shredded Cabbage Tuna Pancake)

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Total time
22 min
Level
Easy
Servings
2 servings
Ingredients
8

About this dish

Shredded cabbage and drained tuna are bound with an egg batter and fried as several small, thin rounds instead of one large pancake.

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Small rounds lose moisture quickly: the rims crisp fast, and they are easier to turn.

Ingredients

servings

Instructions

6 steps
  1. 1

    Finely shred 200 g cabbage and 40 g onion, then chop 20 g green onion.

    If any cabbage ribs are thick, slice or press them thinner so the pieces cook evenly in the pancake.

  2. 2

    Put 100 g canned tuna in a sieve and drain it very well.

    Press lightly with a spoon, because excess oil makes the batter loose and prevents the pancake from holding together cleanly.

  3. 3

    In a bowl, whisk 2 eggs with 60 g pancake mix and 0.25 teaspoon salt first.

    Mix only until the dry lumps become small, since overmixing makes the cooked jeon heavier.

  4. 4

    Add the cabbage, onion, green onion, and drained tuna, then fold from the bottom of the bowl.

    Stop when the vegetables are lightly coated, not buried in batter, for a crisper texture.

  5. 5

    Heat a pan over medium heat and add 1.5 tablespoons cooking oil.

    Spoon in small portions of batter, spread each one thinly, and cook for about 3 minutes until the edges look set and lightly browned.

  6. 6

    When the edges turn crisp, flip each pancake with a wide spatula and cook about 2 minutes more.

    Remove them while the center is still moist and both sides are golden, so they do not dry out.

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Tips

Well-drained tuna keeps the flavor clean and texture firm.
Make smaller pancakes for easier flipping.
Edited by Charim Team