Spicy Green Onion Pancakes

Pa-Jeon

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    three or four

    4 in [ 10 cm ] pancakes
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Chili Crisp

By James Park

Published 2023

  • About

I love green onions in all forms, especially in crispy, savory pancakes, called jeon in Korean cuisine. Compared to Chinese green onion pancakes, which are flakier and doughier, Korean green onion pancakes use liquid batter to create crisp edges with a more green onion–forward taste. Tapioca flour is key to creating the shatteringly crunchy texture, which almost resembles fried chicken. Loads of green onions lightly coated with the liquid batter, rather than enveloped in a dough, lets you t