Pajeon (Green Onion Pancake)

Ingredients

• 10 stalks green onion, washed and cut into 5-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon soybean paste
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Directions

1. Make batter by mixing flour, water, soybean paste, and sugar in a bowl. Mix well until the batter is smooth.
2. Place a non-stick pan on the stove and heat it up.
3. Add about 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil to the heated pan.
4. Put the green onion on the pan parallel to each other, in the shape of a rectangle.
5. Pour the batter over the green onion evenly. [If you want some seafood (chopped squid, mussels or fresh oysters) in your pancake, add it on top of the green onion before pouring the batter.]
6. While the pancake is being cooked, keep patting it, pressing it slightly, and keeping it in a nice shape with your spatula.
7. A few minutes later, when the bottom of the pancake turns crispy and golden brown, turn it over.
8. Cook a few more minutes until the bottom of the pancake turns crispy and golden brown again, and flip it or turn it over.
9. Cook another minute and transfer it to a serving plate.
10. Serve hot with sauce.