JangTteok (장떡) is a special food from eastern Korea. It is a type of Korean pancake, jeon (전), but it is a little different. The main difference is the batter. You mix some of the soybean paste or red pepper paste in your pancake batter. You can add different kinds of vegetables or meat in the batter too. Today, I will make spicy spinach pancakes using red pepper paste. Since Korean pancakes are not normally spicy, these are unique in that point. If you like spicy food, you will love these. They are very delicious and simple to make. 🙂
Yield: 1½ Dozen Pieces
Short Korean Lesson
- SiGeumChi (시금치) = Spinach
- GoChuJang (고추장) = Red Pepper Paste
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 2½ Cup (5 oz) Fresh Spinach
- 3 Green Onions
- 1 tsp Red Hot Pepper
- Some Cooking Oil for Frying
Batter Ingredients
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 Egg
- 1½ Cups Cold Water
- 2 Tbsp Red Pepper Paste
- 1 tsp Salt
Directions
To make crispy pancakes, start by mixing 1 egg in 1½ cups of cold water.
Add 2 cups of flour, 2 Tbsp of red pepper paste, and 1 tsp of salt to the egg and water. I used 1½ cups of all-purpose flour and ½ cup of Korean frying mix instead of 2 cups of flour for a more crispy texture. You can use just 2 cups of flour, but if you have the frying mix, I recommend that you use it. 😉
Mix everything together. Make sure that the red pepper paste has dissolved well.
Chop about 2½ cups of fresh spinach into bite-sized pieces. Cut 3 green onions into ½-inch pieces. Slice about half of a red hot pepper thinly.
Add the vegetables to the batter and mix.
In a heated and generously oiled pan, spread a spoonful of the batter to make a round shape. Fry it on medium-high until both sides of the pancake become golden brown.
It has enough flavor, so you don’t need any dipping sauce. This was another Korean food that my Honey enjoyed very much. I also was happy with the result. So please try these tasty pancakes someday.
Nice~~ Thanks for Sharing~~ Fighting!! 😆
hi Saya,
Thank you.. fighting ^^
This looks delicious, but this makes the third fried dish in a row. I’m not going to fit into my Christmas dress if you keep this up LoL. Don’t forget us dieters and health conscious fans. Throw us a bone now and then…better yet, some veggies 😉
hi Sandy,
oops.. you are right.. hehe I should think of that. 😉 lol I like to have health conscious fans. Thanks for good suggestion..hehe
This looks delicious! I love Korean pancakes–kimchi, buchu, all kinds. Thanks for sharing. Keep positive. We all love you. 😀
hi csyama,
You will love this too then. 🙂 Thanks for your sweet word. I love you too. 😳
love most of the receipes u shared. thank you. however, would prefer to see video instructions..
hi daffodil,
Yes, I will try to make videos too.. thanks 🙂
welcome you to have new recipe so fast. thanks for sharing.
hi stephaniebobo,
I wish I could post recipes every other day..hehe thanks
Oooh, this looks delicious and easy to make. Thanks Aeri!
hi Eleen,
Yep.. easy and delicious.. try it someday. 🙂
Nice! Could you show how to prepare seafood pancake?
hi Suri,
I’m planning to do that someday soon.. ^^ thanks
Thanks for posting this Aeri. The local Hmart sells these also with chives, with seafood and with ground beef. Now I can make these myself. 😀
hi John L,
even it doesn’t have meat in it.. it tastes great.. try it someday.
aahhh, now i know where the red colour comes from!! i can make this now 😉 thank you so much for this recipe. i had been wondering about this when i saw them selling 🙂
hi layping,
lol yep.. now you know it. Try it too.
if i don’t want it to be spicy is it okay not to add Red Pepper Paste??
hi aiko,
You are right. You might want to have soy dipping sauce for this then. ^^
Hi Aeri! Thank you so much for sharing all these recipes with us. They’re all so delicious! Concerning this dish, I was wondering how many pancakes it would yield or how servings there would be. Thanks again.
Hi Joy C.
You get 1½ Dozen Pancakes from this recipe. thanks ^^