Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Kimchi Cheese Pancake (Savory Korean Jeon)

Kimchi Cheese Pancake (Savory Korean Jeon). Flour, kimchi, scallions, sugar, vegetable oil, water. Kimchijeon, or kimchi jeon (김치전), is a type of Korean savory pancake that's made with kimchi. It's also called kimchi buchimgae (김치부침개).

Savory Korean kimchi pancakes paired with irresistible Korean pancake dipping sauce! Kimchi pancakes is one of my go to dishes I The Korean name for kimchi pancakes is Kimchi Buchimgae (김치 부침개), but some people might also call it Kimchi Jeon (김치전). A savory, thin pancake loaded with kimchi and fried to crispy perfection in a cast iron pan. You can have Kimchi Cheese Pancake (Savory Korean Jeon) using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kimchi Cheese Pancake (Savory Korean Jeon)

1. Prepare of General Ingredients.
2. You need 150 g of kimchi.
3. It's 100 g of mozzarella.
4. It's 4 of sesame seed leaves.
5. You need 1/4 of onion.
6. You need of Chopped shallot.
7. You need of For Dough Mixture.
8. You need 1/2 cup of kimchi sauce (always present with kimchi).
9. It's 1 cup of flour (Korean 부침가루 recommended).
10. Prepare 1 of egg.
11. It's of Salt and Pepper.

Kimchi pancakes are good as an appetizer. Even better as a late night snack. I grew up eating savoury pancakes at parties. They were reserved for special occasions.

Kimchi Cheese Pancake (Savory Korean Jeon) instructions

1. Chop kimchi and slice the onion.
2. Mix the dough material first and ensure there are no lumps. Leave in fridge for a few hours and then thoroughly mix kimchi and onions evenly..
3. Pre-heat frying pan on medium heat then coat thinly with vegetable oil. Pour dough mixture into a flat thin circle around the size of sesame leaf. Fry for approx one minute before placing sesame leaf on top and fry on opposite size for two minutes..
4. Flip back over again and add cheese on top..
5. Cover top and cook for 2 minutes until cheese has melted then take off heat..
6. Dress with sliced shallots and serve.

For Koreans, rainy days, Kimchi pancake (kimchi jeon) and makgeolli go together like hot chocolate goes together with chilly wintery days for Americans. Super easy Korean kimchi pancake with a crispy edge but chewy middle and tips included from Korean celebrity chef Baek Jong Won for the perfect Rainy days call for jeon, or "korean pancakes" (with a side of makgeolli or rice wine). There's many versions that can be made: kimchi jeon, seafood. These savory kimchi pancakes make a scrumptious snack, side dish, or appetizer. It's easy to make them gluten-free and vegan, too.