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I have recently developed a new-found obsession with kimchi. I think it is the greatest, and I am eating a jar a week, putting it on everything I can. I would highly recommend throwing a layer of kimchi in your grilled cheese sandwich next time you make one — it’s a truly delightful experience. This pancake recipe is perfect for using up that bottom-of-the-jar kimchi. The recipe makes one big pancake, and it is perfection with a little dipping sauce; I just used ketchup, but feel free to whip up something fancier.
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes. Serves: A meal for one or a snack for two.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
A pinch of salt
3/4 cup kimchi
1/2 cup kimchi liquid
1/4 cup water
2 chopped green onions
Small handful chopped cilantro
Sesame oil for cooking
Method:
1)Mix the flour, cornstarch, and salt together in a bowl.
2)Mix the water and kimchi liquid together. Don’t stress if you don’t have 1/2 cup of kimchi liquid — just water down what you have.
3)Add the kimchi water to the dry ingredients and stir until you get a batter consistency. Stir in the kimchi, chopped green onions, and cilantro. If your batter is too thick, add a little more water until it is a pourable, pancake-batter consistency.
4)Heat a big glug of sesame oil in a big frying pan, enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Pour the batter into the pan evenly and cook for about 4 minutes on each side, flipping the pancake when you notice the edges are starting to crisp up and curl a bit. The cooking time will depend on how hot your pan or burner is. It’s a good idea to go low and slow so your pancake cooks evenly.
5)Flip your pancake onto a plate when it’s all done and cut into pizza-like slices to enjoy with a bit of dipping sauce.
Kimchi pancake. (Andrea Sadowski/The Cascade)
Andrea Sadowski is working towards her BA in Global Development Studies, with a minor in anthropology and Mennonite studies. When she's not sitting in front of her computer, Andrea enjoys climbing mountains, sleeping outside, cooking delicious plant-based food, talking to animals, and dismantling the patriarchy.
