Seasoned sesame leaves pancakes (Kkaenip Jang Ddeok in Korean)

“Jang” is a kind of seasoning, like soy sauce (Gan jang in Korean), soy bean paste (Doen jang in Korean), or chilli paste (Gochu jang in Korean). Therefore “Jang Ddeok” means pancakes seasoned with some kind of sauce that I mentioned above. Its name can change depending on what kind of sauce, vegetable and meat you add in it.

Since I add sesame leaves the most, I will name this meal sesame leaves pancakes.

Ingredients for 2 people

Jang ddeok ingredients
  • Flour mix -1 cup : You can just use flour. (I got this flour mix for free when I bought something else. I can’t remember what it was though. It is a mix of flour, salt, sugar, corn powder etc. Usually you can get this for under 1500 won (Us $ 1.60))
Flour mix
  • Water -3/4 cup
  • Chili paste (Gochujang) -1 tsp
  • 5 sesame leaves
  • 1/4 a zucchini
  • 1 green chili
  • 4 stalks of spring onions
  • 1/4 an onion

Preparation

1. Thin slice the zucchini, onion, sesame leaves and diagonally slice the chili.
2. Cut the spring onions into medium size pieces.

Jang ddeok ingredients after cutting

3. Sieve the flour mix into a big bowl.
4. Add the water. Stir it.
5. Add the chili paste and mix it. Add all the vegetables.

Jang ddeok prep

Cookingcooking jang ddeok

  1. Pre heat the pan.
  2. Put some oil in (about 1 tbsp).
  3. Scoop out (one spoonful at a time) the mixed pancake, with a spoon, on to the pan.
  4. Turn them over when the bottom part cooks.
  5. When both sides cook, serve them on the plate.
  6. I usually serve them with a small bowl of soy sauce (mix with one dash of vinegar) for dipping. Or you can make some fancy dipping sauce like I made for squid pancakes.
Jang Ddeok

Related Posts

Tuna Pancakes (Chamchijeon in Korean)

Squid pancakes (Ojingeo Buchimgae in Korean)

Sesame leaves

Related posts:

  1. Tuna Pancakes (Chamchijeon in Korean)
  2. Squid pancakes (Ojingeo Buchimgae in Korean)
  3. Enoki mushrooms Pancakes (Paeng-ee Beosut Jeon in Korean)
  4. Oyster pancakes (Gul Jeon in Korean)
  5. Sesame leaves
11 Responses to Seasoned sesame leaves pancakes (Kkaenip Jang Ddeok in Korean)
  1. Morris
    December 16, 2009 | 1:04 am

    How would you describe the taste of these leaves? Are they the same as perilla or shiso used in Japanese cooking? http://www.ilovecookbooks.com

  2. jeanne
    October 29, 2008 | 12:05 am

    Thank you for this recipe! I do have a question: pajun recipes usually have egg, but this one doesn’t?!? Should I use an egg to make the batter? Thanks!

  3. Byung Kim
    April 8, 2008 | 9:45 am

    FYI: Those are not sesame leaves (not the same plant as the sesame seed). So if you’re looking for them at your local Korean store, you are looking for “Perilla leaves.”

  4. sue
    November 13, 2006 | 8:38 pm

    Hello, tellos
    Thanks for visiting. You’ve been to Korea before hey, I hope you had a good time here. I know some people make buchigae with a waffle maker, it seems to turn out well. I hope your idea does too. :)

  5. tellos
    November 13, 2006 | 7:31 pm

    Hey great blog, i like it… I’m from switzerland. and i discoverd korean culture and food last year in vancouver!!! i’ve been i Busan last august !!! it was amazing.. anyway what i wanted to say is that in switzerland we eat crepe with a special oven that makes small crepes and i thought it can be a nice way to cook pajan too!!! chek the picture.

    http://image.auctionweb.info/lister/original/0311-0001/00104445hkl_1071255504zu.jpg

    I will try soon and tell you how it works..

Trackbacks/Pingbacks
  1. How to Make Flour Tortillas (with Limited Resources) at My Korean Kitchen
  2. Oyster pancakes (Gul Jeon in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen
  3. Squid pancakes (Ojingeo Buchimgae in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen
  4. Tuna Pancakes (Chamchijeon in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen
  5. Tofu Soybean Paste Stew (Dubu Doenjangjjigae in Korean) at My Korean Kitchen
  6. Gochujang Sauce at My Korean Kitchen
Leave a Reply


Wanting to leave an <em>phasis on your comment?

Trackback URL http://mykoreankitchen.com/2006/10/19/seasoned-sesame-leaves-pancakes-kkaenip-jang-ddeok-in-korean/trackback/