Haemul Pajeon

Crisp seafood and spring onion pancake.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups Flour
• ½ cup Potato starch
• 1½ cups Ice water
• 1 Egg
• 12 Spring onions
• 200 g Squid
• 200 g Shrimp
• ¾ cup Oil
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
• 1 tsp Salt

Method

1. Make the batter — Whisk the flours with ice-cold water and a little salt — cold batter is what makes pajeon crisp.
2. Lay the onions — Arrange whole spring onions flat in the oiled pan, not chopped.
3. Pour the batter — Ladle batter over just enough to bind them.
4. Add seafood — Scatter the squid and shrimp on top and press lightly.
5. Add egg — Drizzle beaten egg over the surface.
6. Fry with plenty of oil — Cook 5 minutes, flip once, and add more oil around the edge so the base fries rather than steams.
7. Pajeon is ready — Cut into squares and serve with soy and vinegar dip.

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