**Green onion pancakes**, also known as scallion pancakes, are a popular Chinese street food and breakfast dish. These crispy and savory pancakes are made with a simple batter of flour, water, and salt, which is then filled with chopped green onions and sometimes other vegetables, meat, or seafood. The pancakes are then pan-fried until golden brown and crispy.
This article provides three different recipes for green onion pancakes:
* **Classic Green Onion Pancakes:** This is the most basic recipe for green onion pancakes, made with just flour, water, salt, and green onions.
* **Crispy Green Onion Pancakes:** This recipe uses a combination of all-purpose flour and cornstarch to create extra crispy pancakes.
* **Savory Green Onion Pancakes:** This recipe adds minced pork and shrimp to the pancake batter for a savory twist.
No matter which recipe you choose, you're sure to enjoy these delicious and easy-to-make green onion pancakes.
SWEET POTATO-GREEN ONION PANCAKES WITH POACHED EGGS, HOLIDAY HAM AND PEPPER JAM
Steps:
- For the pancakes: Combine 4 cups cold water and 1 tablespoon kosher salt in a large bowl and stir until the salt dissolves. Stir in the sweet potato and let sit for 15 minutes. Drain, then dump onto a large piece of cheesecloth and wring out as much water as possible.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Whisk together the eggs, onion and some pepper in a large bowl. Add the sweet potato and flour, and mix until combined. Fold in the green onions.
- Heat a few tablespoons each of butter and oil until shimmering in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Using a scant 1/4 cup per pancake, add the sweet potato mixture to the pan, leaving some space in between. Flatten slightly and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels, then transfer the pancakes to a baking sheet and place in the oven for 5 minutes to finish cooking.
- For the eggs: Fill a high-sided skillet halfway with water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat; add the vinegar. Line a plate with paper towels. Break each egg into a little ramekin or cup.
- One at a time, slip the eggs into the water, leaving space between them; adjust the heat to a bare simmer. Cook until the whites are set and the yolks still runny, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the eggs to paper towels to blot off the water.
- To serve: Put the pancakes on a serving platter. Top 4 of them with a smear of pepper jelly, a few slices of ham and a poached egg. Season with salt and pepper. Top with another pancake to make sandwiches (see Cook's Note).
GREEN ONION PANCAKES
Make and share this Green Onion Pancakes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Gay Gilmore
Categories Vegetable
Time 13m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Beat the egg and sesame oil together.
- Brush one side of one egg roll wrapper with the egg mixture.
- Sprinkle with 1/4 green onions and 1 tsp sesame seeds.
- Brush one side of another egg roll wrapper and press wet side on top of the other one and press down to seal.
- Repeat for other 3 pancakes.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil on medium high heat.
- Fry each side of each pancake for about 2 minutes til golden brown.
- Add more heat as necessary.
- Cut each into 6 pieces.
- Can serve with soy sauce.
SHRIMP AND GREEN ONION PANCAKES
These shrimp and scallion pa jeon are easy to make and a delicious part of a Korean dinner.
Provided by Jamie Purviance
Categories Egg Side Low Cal Dinner Shrimp Hot Pepper Pan-Fry Soy Sauce Green Onion/Scallion Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For pancakes:
- Whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. Whisk in 1 1/2 cups cold water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, gochu garu, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Add flour; whisk until smooth. Mix in shrimp, all onions, and carrot. Let batter stand 1 hour at room temperature.
- For sauce:
- Whisk soy sauce, 2 tablespoons water, lemon juice, sesame oil, and gochu garu in medium bowl; divide among 4 to 6 small dipping bowls.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of two 10-inch-diameter nonstick skillets over medium heat. Add 1 cup pancake batter to each, spreading to edges of skillet. Cook until edges are firm and bottom is golden brown, about 4 minutes. Using spatula, turn pancakes over. Cook until second side is golden brown and shrimp is cooked through, about 4 more minutes (center will be soft). Increase heat to high and cook until bottom is deep brown, about 1 minute longer per side. Slide pancakes out onto cutting board. Repeat with remaining oil and batter, forming 2 more pancakes. Cut pancakes into wedges. Serve warm or at room temperature with dipping sauce.
KITTENCAL'S CRISPY POTATO AND GREEN ONION PANCAKES (LATKES)
This recipe goes back 30 years or more, my family *loves* these! you can make these ahead of time and then freeze, just cool and place on a large baking sheet to freeze, when frozen stack in a freezer container or pop them into a freezer bag, to reheat and re-crisp, defrost the pancakes then place in a 400 degree oven for about 8 minutes turn over then continue baking until crisp, I strongly suggest to double the recipe these will be half gone before they even make it to the table! I like to add in some cayenne pepper and a bit of garlic powder but that is optional --- yield is only estimated you should get between 20-23 pancakes for this recipe, to make things easier use your processor to grate the potatoes, plan ahead the grated potatoes need to soak for a minimum of 8-24 hours or even up to 2 days to remove some of the starch, the longer soaking time the crispier they will be --- serve with sour cream :)
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Breakfast
Time 32m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Grate the potatoes using a the coarse side if the grater or use a food processor.
- Place into a large bowl and cover with cold water.
- Allow the grated potatoes to soak for at least a minimum of 8 hours or even up to 2 days.
- Using your hands firmly squeeze handfuls of the grated potatoes to remove as much liquid as possible, then place in a large mixing bowl.
- Add in egg, flour, seasoned salt and pepper; mix well with a wooden spoon, then add in the green onions and parsley (if using).
- Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
- Place a heaping tablespoonful of the potato mixture into the hot skillet and using a fork, flatten slightly (the edges will be uneven!).
- Sprinkle with more salt if desired.
- Place only a few pancakes in the pan, careful not to over crowd.
- Cook until golden and crisp on both sides adding in more oil if needed).
- Repeat with remaining potato mixture.
- DELICIOUS!
KOREAN GREEN ONION & SHRIMP PANCAKES WITH VINEGAR DIPPING SA
Wonderful Appetizer! You can also make these to take along on a picnic - keep in a cooler if you use shrimp or other meat or have them vegetarian. Try using left over chicken, vegetables or other meats. In Korea this is called "Pajon" and is a typical street vendor food. Use chopsticks or you fingers. This recipe was originally from Eating Well Magazine (1993)
Provided by Bergy
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 4 Pancakes, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Dipping sauce: combine soy sauce, cilantro 1 chopped green onion, vinegar, sugar & sesame seeds. Leave at room temp or refrigerate.
- Pancakes: Beat 1 egg and 2 egg whites together with a fork.
- Whisk in the flour, 1 tbsp oil, and water.
- Batter should be smooth and medium thick.
- Let the batter rest for 20 minutes.
- Cooking the Pancakes:.
- Beat remaining eggs & egg whites.
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a skillet or a large non stick griddle, medium-low heat.
- Pour out approx 1/2 cup batter (6-8" circle).
- Lay 1 fourth of the shrimp on top of the pancake along with 1/4 of the green onions, carrots, zucchini, & chives.
- While the pancake is cooking spoon 1/4 of remaining batter over the pancake to fill the spaces between the veggies. After approx 3-5 minutes when the egg mixture has begun to set flip the pancake. Cook until browned pressing down quite hard with a wide spatula to ensure the batter cooks through. Repeat with remaining batter, shrimp & veggies.
- You may refrigerate the pancakes and serve cold or serve fresh at room temperature. To serve, cut the pancakes into wedges and serve with the dipping sauce on the side.
SHRIMP AND GREEN ONION MINI-PANCAKES
From Canadian Living - January 2010 This is a perfect appy, quick and easy, and a little bit different!
Provided by Barefoot Beachcomber
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 16m
Yield 48 pancakes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch and salt; stir in 2 cups ice water until smooth. Beat in eggs just until blended. Stir in shrimp, onions and hot peppers.
- In a cast iron or non stick skillet, heat 1 T. of the oil at a time over medium heat. Drop in batter, 1 T. per pancake, and cook, turning once, until top is set and bottom is golden, about 6 minutes. Serve hot or at room termperature with sauce.
- Garlic Soy Sauce: In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, vinegar, oil and garlic; set aside to serve with pancakes.
CHEESY GREEN ONION PANCAKES
A savoury pancake that can be topped with salsa or pasta sauce, dipped in ketchup, or spread with anything cheesy, salty, and savoury!
Provided by kittyroara
Categories Breakfast
Time 15m
Yield 7-8 pancakes, 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Make your favourite recipe or pancake mix without adding the liquids. I used two cups of dry mix from a box.
- Add the cheese and onions.
- Add the liquids, using slightly more liquid than is required (about 1/4 cup more milk/water), and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Be sure to scrape the bottom as you mix or there will more than likely be dry stuff not mixed in - if you wait to find out and stir after, you risk the pancakes being dense from overstirring, which causes gluten to form. This should make enough batter for 7-8 pancakes (about 3-4 cups total). The mixture will be thick and lumpy, but this is a good thing!
- Scoop about 1/3 cup at a time into a non-stick or oiled frying pan set on medium-low heat.
- Cook pancakes, flipping over every few minutes. A good way to tell when a pancake is ready to flip is by the appearance of bubbles towards the middle of the batter. With this mix, the batter is too thick to wait that long and the pancakes should be flipped at the appearance of a few bubbles. It never hurts to do an "edge" check by lifting up the side of a pancake with a spatula to check the colour. A golden-brown signals that the cake can be flipped!
- Garnish with your favourite savoury topping and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.2, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 36.2, Sodium 555.4, Carbohydrate 9.1, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 1.4, Protein 12.2
GREEN ONION PANCAKES
Make and share this Green Onion Pancakes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by katew
Categories Asian
Time 35m
Yield 8 pancakes
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place rice flour, salt, coconut milk, water and eggs in a bowl.
- Whisk till smooth.
- Stir through green onion.
- Heat a lightly greased fry pan.
- Pour 1/2 cup batter into pan.
- Tilt to cover base.
- Cook 1 - 2 minutes each side till golden.
- Set aside and keep warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.2, Fat 6.9, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 139.5, Sodium 206.3, Carbohydrate 26.2, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 9.8, Protein 6.2
Tips:
- Use fresh green onions. Fresh green onions have a more vibrant flavor and will give your pancakes a more authentic taste.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter will make the pancakes tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Use a hot pan. A hot pan will help the pancakes cook evenly and prevent them from sticking.
- Cook the pancakes over medium heat. Medium heat will allow the pancakes to cook through without burning.
- Flip the pancakes when they are golden brown. Flipping the pancakes too early will cause them to break. Wait until they are golden brown on the bottom before flipping.
- Serve the pancakes immediately. Green onion pancakes are best served hot and fresh. They can be served with a variety of dipping sauces, such as soy sauce, vinegar, or chili sauce.
Conclusion:
Green onion pancakes are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect green onion pancakes every time.
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