Discard Scallion Pancakes

Talking with my wife about the “good old days”, when one could just get in the car and drive to a restaurant, sit down and have a meal and be welcomed..

She mentioned about a youtube video she watched about “Scallion Pancakes”, and that the recipe was rather complicated. My comment was that it is pretty much a savory pancake, and we could just a pre made batter for this.

Of course, I was speaking of my sourdough starter discard, and as I will be baking tomorrow, I’ll need to feed tonight, so let’s use the discard.

As scallion pancakes are found all over Asia, I’ll have to admit this is a total case of cultural theft and abuse….

Discard Scallion Pancake

Quick and easy, savory and filling..

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Resting time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 4 Pancakes

Course: Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Chinese, Korean

Calories: 116

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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For Pancakes

• 250 grams Starter / Discard ~ 1 cup
• 10 grams Ginger / Garlic Paste ~ 1 tsp (to taste)
• 5 grams Salt
• 1/2 cup Scallions Washed, Sliced thinly
• 1 - 1.5 tbsp Sesame Oil To taste, Toasted
• 1 gram Baking Soda ~ 1/8 tsp
• 1 gram Baking Powder ~ 1/8 tsp
• 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds

For sauce

• 10 grams Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 3 tbsp Soy Sauce

Method

 

1. In a medium bowl, mix starter, oil, ginger paste, baking powder / soda. Thin to a thick batter with water, add small amount of water at at time
2. Cover and let rest 30 minutes
3. In a cast iron skillet over medium high heat add ~1 tsp sesame oil, whence it shimmers
4. add 1/4 the batter, top with sliced scallions and 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds, cook for 2-3 minutes
5. Whence the surface bubbles and edges darken, (Just like a pancake) flip them and cook another 2-3minutes
6. For the Sauce, mix all together and serve to the side

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1311mgPotassium: 107mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 125IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Just a quick snack to alleviate boredom, and use discard from feeding my starter ...

For a bit of a kick, add minced chili's along with the scallions

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