I’m constantly looking for new ways to serve vegetables so when I came across this recipe for Yachae Jeon (Korean vegetable pancakes), I had to try it and see if it would work gluten-free. I used to eat something like these at a local Vietnamese restaurant except they called them scallion pancakes. Quite easy and quick to make with a food processor and oh so tasty especially with the dipping sauce.
First, into the bowl of food processor:
1 small to medium zucchini (about 6-7 inches long), cut into chunks
6 ounces of sliced mushrooms
1 small sweet potato (I used 2 very small purple sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into chunks
1 medium carrot, chunked (I used about 3/4 of a cup of shredded carrot)
1 jalapeno pepper (Optional), seeded and chunked
1 bunch scallions (roots removed), cleaned and cut into chunks
It may require several batches in the food processor. Process the vegetables until they are small pieces so they’ll cook quickly in the pancake.* You should have about 4-5 cups.** Next, in a large mixing bowl combine:
1 1/2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
1/4 cup arrowroot
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Stir to combine before adding:
1 1/2 cups water (room temperature)
Whisk to combine before stirring in the finely chopped vegetables. Let the mixture sit for 10-15 minutes before cooking. In a 10-12″ skillet, heat over medium heat:
1 teaspoon olive oil (or spray with cooking spray)
Using a 1/2 cup measure, scoop out pancake mixture and place in skillet, using a spoon (or the back of the measuring cup), to flatten into a round disk about 6″ in diameter. Cook over medium low heat until bubbles appear, just like a regular pancake (in my case, it was really bubble holes in the pancake that I saw). Flip and cook 3-4 minutes on the other side before increasing the heat to medium high to brown the pancake on both sides, about 1 minute per side. Place on a cooling rack in the oven to keep warm while cooking the remainder of the pancakes. Serve hot with the following dipping sauce. Makes 6-8 pancakes.
DIPPING SAUCE
Combine in a small bowl:
2 tablespoons soy sauce substitute
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon date syrup (or agave syrup or honey)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
1/8 teaspoon garlic chili sauce (or your hot sauce of choice) (Optional)
*If you don’t want to use a food processor simply cut all the vegetables into thin strips like shredded carrots you buy in the supermarket or grate them on a box grater.
**These are just my suggested vegetables. Feel free to use whatever vegetables your family might like but the scallions really are the only ones required. I thought about adding a few garlic cloves as well as a crunchy vegetable like jicama or water chestnuts as well.
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