[Korean Recipes] Cheesy Kimchi Pancake

Kimchi pancake is one of my favorite weekend brunch and breakfast dish. It’s easy to prepare, quick to cook and tastes so good! This recipe was inspired from Maangchi’s kimchi pancake. I add some cheese to make creamy texture, and add eggs and cornstarch to increase “stickiness” of batter that is easier to flip. 

You can make a pancake that tastes crispy outside and soft inside. The ingredients for the batter is very flexible. you could eliminate the bacon to create a vegetarian pancake, or add other meat or vegetables you like, even seafood. Just be careful do not add too much ingredients, because the pancake will fall apart if there’s not enough batter to wrap around all the ingredients. Bon Appétit!

Cheesy Kimchi pancake

Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 15 mins

This recipe generates 4-5 small pancakes (around 15-20cm in diameter). You could cook bigger pancake too. But you might need flip with 2 spatulas in case the pancake falls apart.

Author: Omnivore's Cookbook

Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Korean
Serves: 2

Ingredients

1 cup kimchi, cut into bite size
1 piece bacon, chopped
2 eggs
2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon gochujang
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
100ml all-purpose flour (or 2/5 cup)
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/2 cup water
5 teaspoons vegetable oil
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Instructions

Place everything except vegetable oil in a big bowl and mix well. The mixture should able to coat a spoon, adjust flour or water if necessary.

Add 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a non-sticky skillet and heat on medium heat. When oil is hot, add 2-3 big spoons of flour mixture and spread the mixture into a round pancake with the back of the spoon. 

Cook for around 2 minutes until the bottom side is firm, flip and cook under low heat for 1-2 minutes until turns slightly brown. Flip another time and cook for another 1 minute, till the pancake turns crispy. Take out the pancake and place in a plate. Use the same way to cook the rest pancakes.
Serve pancakes immediately.

This recipe and image sources are referred in website: Omnivorescookbook.com. Thanks so much!