When I was little, sometimes we’d have these savory Korean pancakes for breakfast and boy was it difficult to explain to my friends that these were thin and crispy, filled with vegetables or seafood, not the fluffy variety where golden stacks required sticky syrup. I hope that despite being unconventional, you’ll give these glorious crispy bits a try. The edges brown as it sputters in its drizzle of oil and the seafood swells up as the green onions spread their mild aroma around in the pan. Each mouthful lends you a bite of this, that, and more.
Seafood Pancakes
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Author: The Squishy Monster
Ingredients
- 2 c unbleached all purpose flour
- ½ c rice flour (not sweet rice)
- 1¼ ts fine salt
- 2¼ c cold filtered water
- 1½ c seafood of your choice
- 3 chopped green onions
Dipping Sauce
- ¼ c soy sauce
- 2 ts toasted sesame seeds
- 2 ts sesame oil
- ½ ts minced garlic
- 1 chopped green onion
- 1 ts red pepper flakes
- 1 ts vinegar
Instructions
- In a bowl, sift together your dry ingredients. Begin whisking in your water.
- Fold in your seafood and green onions.
- In a hot pan with at least 1 tb of peanut/canola/veggie oil, fry your pancakes individually and flip only once when it achieves a golden brown color.
- For the dipping sauce, bring all your ingredients together and stir.
Lots of love and big hugs from me and my mama,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
Why did I have to watch this video before class? Now I’m hungry!! Those pancakes look sooooooo crispy and delicious. I’m gonna have to experiment with this recipe myself. I think some shrimp, bacon, onions and chives would be a nice taste explosion. Can’t ever go wrong with bacon, unless you’re passing on it…. mmmm bacon.
Thanks to you and mama squishy for sharing!!
Wishing you beautiful ladies a blessed day.
Love & Prayers,
Paul
I find myself doing the same thing late at night too… Gluttons for punishment, eh?
Ooh, thanks for this recipe! I always have them as a starter at my favourite Korean here and keep meaning to make them. Now, I’ll remember. Making noodles tonight, I think I’ll make these as well!
Yum. Lemme know how both went =)
wonderful looking pancakes and so innovative..I would definitely go with savory than sweet any day!
I’m greedy and want both, lol.
Savory pancakes, huh? I’ll have to give these a try. They sound amazing!
I hope you do, Kim =)
Good info. Lucky me I ran across your site by accident (stumbleupon). I have saved it for later!
These look incredible! Deliciousness!
Thank you, Serena =)
please send beautiful squishy mama my love for sharing this wonderful recipe ^^ i definitely want to try making this pajeon! now to get some seafood, rice flour and green onions! ^^ thanks, mama! thanks, squishy!
I definitely will…she’s been having a ball with all the comments =)
Ooh I love Seafood Pancakes and this recipe seems like a perfect breakfast for us
Will be trying these for sure 
Yay for unconventional breakfasts =)
Hi Angie, love your seafood pancake, it look so good and yummy. Bookmarked but don’t know when I will attempt this cos my to do list is as long as the toilet roll.
Regards to you and your mama.
I know how you feel. My “little black book” doesn’t hold numbers, it holds pages and pages of ideas/scribbles, lol.
Angela…I would eat these breakfast, lunch or dinner! They look and sound fabulous! : )
c’mon over, Anne! I still have some for us for breakfast =)
These look fantastic! Your recipes always make me hungry.
wow this looks interesting.. never had seafood pancakes, infact never had savory pancakes.
I highly recommend it =)
Oh my gosh, talk about a niche! 100% Korean and 100% Southern, I love it!! WAY TO EXPAND MY HORIZONS! I can’t wait to try something!!
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Thanks for sharing the love of my video, I think it’s SO FUNNY TOO!!!!! Why DOESN’T it have a bazillion views? GOSH?!
It really, really should, Katie!
Now that’s a pancake I’m down with. That sounds terrific and the sauce sounds wonderful! Your Mama is very pretty Angie
I enjoyed the video!
AWwWWW, you’re the bestest Suzie. I showed Mama your site the other day and she said your pups are gooorgeous =) I need a pup in my life!
I like the idea, it’s a “brave” recipe
That’s a fun way to think of it =)
What delicious pancakes!
Why thank you =)
Definitely not your average pancake! Sounds like a delicious breakfast!
I usually get this dish as an appetizer at Korean restaurants, love it. I’ll have to try it for breakfast some time
I don’t know who made this arbitrary rule up that only bacon and eggs were welcome to breakfast but I wake up crazy hungry and want it all =)
No way Seafood Pancakes! Where were those beauties all those years and why did never somebody introduce me to them! Thank you for sharing, I ll try them with prawns. =P
I wanna put prawns in everything so that sounds like a great idea to me =)
No way! seafood pancakes? Where were they all my life, I need to try that for myself. I think so I ll add prawns. Yum!
omg how funny i made these last night to go with chigae keke. Yours look SOOO good yum!! xO!
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YUM!
These sound like a great way to start the day! Super tasty and with sriracha or gochujang on top in place of syrup
ohhh yes =)
Ditto what Liz said! Bring on the Korean pancakes. And I love watching you and your Mama together, the love is so evident.
I ditto what Liz said! Bring on the Korean pancakes! I loved watching you cook with your mama again.
I’ll be sure to tell Mom =)
Your pancake reminds me of my recent trip to Seoul. I like it a lot, but don’t know why I didn’t try the pancake during this trip. I was busy eating Korean Ginseng Soups.
Dropping by from Amelia’s blog who won my Nu Naturals Giveaway. Squishy Monster seems familiar, I may have been here before…… getting old. Hahaha!
Nice chilling out here & looking fwd to sharing our culinary journey!
Oooh, I’ll be in Seoul in a couple months =)
You and your Momma look so vivacious , HAPPY and LOVELY Angie! I LOVE sea food I love this recipe!!Thanks for sharing! Now I will try to sleep again,Lol.
Love.
Les.
Thank, Les!
ah whenver i go to korean barbeque i eat loads of seafood pancakes!
Jessica
http://www.jumpintopuddles.com/
That’s what I like to hear!
I am such a huge fan of savoury pancakes, this one looks awesome
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
hoooray!
I’ve never had any type of savory pancake, but I’d love to try some. These look tasty. I’ve always liked using the conventional pancake in savory ways, like wrapping them around meat and veggies like you would a tortilla. And I love using waffles (frozen waffles) as hamburger buns.
That is a fantastic idea..I will have to borrow it =)
I’d MUCH rather eat your lovely Korean pancakes than the big fluffy American version with maple syrup! They sound amazing!!!
Thanks, Liz!
so would maple syrup not taste so good on these? i’m always tempted to stick syrup on anything that looks like pancakes! XD 8)
I have to admit I do enjoy some sweet and salty action. Who knows, you may be onto something, Brian!
These are my type of pancake. I much prefer savory over sweet any day!
In a perfect world, I would have both everyday, lol.
I absolutely love savoury korean pancakes – especially jijimi, YUMMM!
MMMmm, YUM!
Your Mum and you were so cute together! Great simple recipe.
aw, thank you so much, Alex!
Yum!! These look like the Japanese vegetarian pancakes that I have made before. I’m naughty though and cover mine in that kupi mayo. Love this recipe and it looks incredible!
love that adorable kewpie bottle =)