Beat the heat and cool down with some good Korean Seafood Pancakes (Hae-mul Pa-jun)

▲Eating Korean: From Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from my home. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summer is here and the heat is growing hotter and hotter. The summer heat in Korea is accompanied by humidity and rain due to the Monsoon season. And what’s a good thing to eat when it rains? K-herald would like to introduce Cecilia hae- jin Lee’s recipe of Seafood Pancakes (pronounced as haemul Pa-jun) from her cook book, “Eating Korean: from Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes From My home.” It pairs well with Korean Rice Wine (pronounced as Makgeolli), which is also a good option to relax and cool down.

 
Special Note from author Cecilia hae-jin Lee: “You can also add any combination of shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, etc. Just be sure to add enough flour and/or water to the batter to get the right consistency.”

▲Hae-mul Pa-jun

Ingredients:

*Makes 4 servings*
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup rice flour
• Water
• 5 green onions, cut on the diagonal, into about 1½ -inch pieces
• ½ cup of small raw oysters
• ½ cup of raw squid, cleaned and sliced
• Dash of black pepper (optional)
• Vegetable oil for frying

Step by Step Instructions:

1. Combine the flours and ¾ cup cold water, adding water a little bit at a time and mixing until the mixture is the consistency of pancake batter.

2. Add the green onions, seafood and optional black pepper and mix.

3. Add more flour or water as needed to maintain consistency.

4. In a large skillet or on a griddle, add just enough vegetable oil to thinly cover the surface, about a tablespoon at a time.

5. Medium high.

6. Add ½ the batter onto the frying pan in a large flat circle. Cook on one side until golden brown.

7. Flip and cook the other side. Lower the heat as necessary to prevent burning, adding more oil as needed.

8. Remove the pancake.

9. Pour the remaining batter and repeat.

10. Cut the pancake into 4 or 8 pieces.

11. Serve hot with Seasoned Soy Sauce (Yangnyum Ganjang) or Vinegar Soy Sauce (Cho Ganjang).