Korean prawn and spring onion pancake recipe

Name: Korean prawn and spring onion pancake
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 160g plain flour; 60g cornflour; 4 eggs, beaten; 4 tsp sesame oil; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 10 spring onions, trimmed, and sliced thinly lengthways; 300g cooked king prawns; 1 green chilli, seeded and sliced (optional); 1 red chilli, seeded and sliced (optional); 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted; 3½ tbsp reduced salt soy sauce; 2 tsp rice wine vinegar

Korean pancake, or pajeon, translates as green onion pancake. This classic snack is packed with spring onions and seafood, and flavoured with sesame and chilli. Traditionally the pancake recipe would be served with kimchi. Our speedy version is topped with juicy prawns and served with a tangy dipping sauce made from soy sauce and vinegar.

See method

Serves 4
4 mins to prepare and 16 mins to cook
462 calories / serving

Dairy-free

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Stockwell & Co. Plain Flour 1.5Kg
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160g plain flour
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Tesco Cornflour 500G
60g cornflour
£2.55
£5.10/kg
Tesco British Barn Eggs 10 Pack
4 eggs, beaten
£1.70
£0.17/each
Tesco Toasted Sesame Oil 250Ml
4 tsp sesame oil
£2.65
£10.60/litre
Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
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4 garlic cloves, crushed
£0.87
£0.22/each
Tesco Organic Sunflower Oil 1L
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3 tbsp sunflower oil
£3.30
£3.30/litre
Tesco Bunched Spring Onions 100G
10 spring onions, trimmed, and sliced thinly lengthways
£0.69
£6.90/kg
Mr Prawn Cooked & Peeled Prawns 100/150 350G
300g cooked king prawns
£5.00
£14.29/kg
Tesco Finger Chillies 80G
1 green chilli, seeded and sliced (optional)
£1.15
£14.38/kg
Tesco Red Chillies 60G
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1 red chilli, seeded and sliced (optional)
£0.51
£8.50/kg
Tesco Sesame Seeds 100G
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2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted
£1.20
£12.00/kg
Tesco Reduced Salt Soy Sauce 150Ml
3½ tbsp reduced salt soy sauce
£0.55
£3.67/litre
Tesco Rice Wine Vinegar 150Ml
2 tsp rice wine vinegar
£2.25
£15.00/litre

Method

Combine the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a bowl and set aside.
In a bowl, combine the flours and a good pinch each of salt and pepper. Whisk in the eggs, sesame oil, garlic and 110ml cold water. Pour half the mixture into another bowl.
Heat half the sunflower oil in a 24cm nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. When hot, pour in 1 bowl of the pancake batter, reserving 3 tbsp. Scatter with half the spring onions, half the prawns and, if using, half the chillies. Drizzle over the 3 tbsp remaining batter.
Fry over a medium heat for 4 mins, or until the underside is golden and crispy. Flip and fry for another 3-4 mins, until golden and cooked through. Cook the second pancake in the same way. Serve immediately, with the dipping sauce alongside and sesame seeds scattered over.