Pajeon (Green onion pancake)

Ever since I blogged about a pancake I made with wild green onions I picked in Central Park, many people expressed interest in the recipe through my blog, email, and Facebook page. So I decided to take another field trip to pick more wild green onions and mugwort to make video recipes with the...

Green onion pancake skewers (Pasanjeok: 파산적)

In this recipe we skewer green onion, beef, and carrot, make them into pancakes and then cook them in a skillet. This is my late father's favorite dish, so everytime I make and eat it, I think of him.

Seafood Pancakes (Haemuljeon: 해물전)

Today I'm introducing you to my family's all time favorite dish, haemuljeon, a Korean pancake made with a few different kinds of seafood. Growing up in a harbor city on the southern coast of South Korea, every meal table was abundant with seafood. The traditional open air market was very close...

Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancakes / 파전)

Korean Scallion Pancakes (called Pajeon) are very easy to make appetizers, snacks, or side dishes for a Korean meal.

Shrimp Pancakes (Saeujeon)

Do you like shrimp? I think pretty much all seafood lovers will accept a shrimp, if offered. Korean cuisine has many recipes that use shrimp, and I love them all, but today I'm going to show you how to make shrimp pancakes (saeujeon: saeu means shrimp and jeon means pancake) from jumbo shrimp...

Pan-fried perilla leaves with fillings (Kkaennip-jeon: 깻잎전)

Today's recipe, Kkaennip-jeon (pan-fried perilla leaves with fillings), is a fast, fun, and light savory side dish. If you like perilla leaves (kkaennip: 깻잎), you will love this dish: the egg batter makes the lightly minty leaves a little crispy, and the juicy, savory, beef patty fillings go...

Cabbage pancake (Baechujeon: 배추전)

I'm excited to release another easy and delicious recipe for you today. Let's make baechujeon, Korean cabbage pancake! It's easy, fast, simple and cheap and most of all you will be surprised how good it tastes! This baechujeon is made with napa cabbage (baechu) which is what we use to make...

Jellyfish salad (Haepari-naengchae: 해파리냉채)

Today I'm going to show you how to make haepari-naengchae, a side dish made with salted jellyfish strips. The thinly sliced crunchy jellyfish mixed with colorful ingredients and a spicy garlicky mustard sauce is a real delicacy. The dish is usually served on a large chilled glass plate with all...

Korean potato pancakes (Gamjajeon)

Hi everybody, today I'm introducing you to a Korean regional specialty from Gangwon province called gamjajeon (potato pancakes). Gangwon province is well-known in Korea for its delicious potatoes. Out of all the recipes on my website, this one requires some of the fewest ingredients: potato and...

Simple potato pancake (Gamjajeon: 감자전)

Today I'm going to show you an easy way to make a delicious potato pancake, called gamjajeon (감자전) in Korean. I posted a recipe and video showing how to make traditional gamjajeon years ago, but this version uses a few shortcuts and is much simpler. In the traditional way, we grate the potatoes...