Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake)

Name: Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake)
Yield: Serves 4 as an appetizer
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, soy sauce; 1 tablespoon, water; 2 teaspoons, unseasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon, toasted sesame oil; ½-1 teaspoon, gochugaru; ½ teaspoon, sugar; 10 , scallions; 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (1 ounce), potato starch; 1 teaspoon, sugar; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; ¼ teaspoon, baking soda; ½ teaspoon, pepper; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 1 cup, ice water; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 6 tablespoons, vegetable oil, divided

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2021

Appetizers

Korean

Quick

This crisp-chewy, golden-brown pajeon recipe is just the thing to whip up for a party or a quick snack—and especially as feel-good food when it rains.

SERVES4 as an appetizer

TIME50 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This pajeon recipe, Korea's ubiquitous scallion pancake, is a cheap, quick-to-make snack that comes together with pantry ingredients (flours, starches, and leaveners) and loads of green onions and suits any occasion. Our dry mix starts with...

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