Maangchi's Kimchi Pancakes - Kimchijeon

Another delicious recipe from Maangchi - Kimchi Pancakes or Kimchijeon in Korean ;). I had always wanted to try this recipe because I love Korean pancakes and I love kimchi, so nothing could go wrong, especially because Maangchi's videos are always so clear and easy-to-follow :).

This time I used my homemade kimchi (recipe can be found here) - my first time making kimchi, and I was amazed how easy it was actually making kimchi yourself at home!! I always hesitated making kimchi at home because I thought it would be too hard to make, but I was completely wrong. The process itself was very easy with 100% success rate if you follow the step-by-step instructions from Maangchi, you just have to be patient because there's a quite long waiting time - 4 hours in total to get your kimchi ready (but basically, you don't really have to do anything during these 4 hours, you just leave your kimchi alone and do your own things while waiting).

Now, let's watch the video below (from Maangchi) to see how to make kimchi pancakes :)! I made both types, Kimchijeon with chopped kimchi and Kimchijeon with whole kimchi leaves.

Here is my adapted recipe for Kimchijeon with chopped kimchi. I added some seafood too and oyster sauce instead of salt (I love my oyster sauce...!!)

Kimchijeon with Chopped Kimchi and Seafood Serves 2 - 4
150 g flour	546
150 g water	0
150 g squid	139
50 g shrimps	45
100 g chopped kimchi	27
3 tbs kimchi juice	2?
½ tsp sugar	8
1 tbs oyster sauce	1
½ onion, chopped	25
2 tbs oil (for frying)	240
TOTAL	1033
	517 per serving (for 2 people)
	258 per serving (for 4 people)

Dipping sauce

• 5 tbs soy sauce
• 100 ml hot water
• 1/2 tbs sugar
• 1 tbs chopped onion
• 1/2 tbs chopped green onions
• 1 tsp chopped chili
• 1 tbs sesame oil
  
• roasted sesame seeds
  

And this is my adapted recipe for kimchijeon with whole kimchi leaves...I slightly like this version of kimchijeon better :).

Kimchijeon with Whole Kimchi Leaves Serves 7
7 kimchi leaves (around 100 g)	27
150 g ground pork	308
125 g minced tofu	88
1 tbs oyster sauce	1
½ onion, chopped	25
1 egg	70
1 tbs chopped chives	1
1 tsp sesame oil	60?
Flour for coating the kimchi leaves	300??
TOTAL	1120 calories
	160 calories per serving

Yummy...!