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Korean Home-Style Scallion Pancakes

Appetizers - Dough - -

INGREDIENTS

1 cup flour
4 scallions, root ends trimmed, cut into 2 inch / 5 cm lengths
1 t salt
1 1/2 cups cold water, or enough to make a moderately thin batter
2 oz / 55 g sweet red or green pepper, in 2 inch / 5 cm julienned strips
Corn oil for frying
Dipping Sauce
2 T soy sauce
1/2 t dried hot red chili flakes
1/4 t Korean sesame oil
1 t thinly sliced green onion
1/2 t toasted sesame seeds

METHOD

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, water. Add scallions and peppers; mix thoroughly but gently.

Heat an 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in a little oil and reduce heat to medium. Add half the batter mixture, which should make a pancake about 1/4 inch / 7 mm thick. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes, then flip pancake and fry another 3 to 4 minutes. Remove pancake and keep warm. Heat a little more oil in the skillet and add remaining batter. Fry on both sides and remove from skillet.

Slip pancakes onto a cutting board and cut each into 3-inch pieces. Quickly reassemble pieces in their original pancake shapes or present uncut pancakes which are then divided at the table.

Serve warm with traditional dipping sauce.

Dipping Sauce

Combine ingredients in a small bowl and serve at the table with pancakes. Makes about 3 tablespoons.

posted by T5NF

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[Reply] - [link] - Planning ahead for a party... - [amanda8404] - 2007/10/04 - 23:20

Hi everyone, Can someone with more experience cooking than me tell me if there is any way to make these ahead of time? I don't really want to stand there frying in my Halloween costume but I am an overachiever and I really want to serve a couple warm appetizers, from a foriegn cuisine. I know it's a long shot...Thanks, Amanda