Kimchi Potato Pancakes

This dish is inspired by leftover mashed potatoes! Like all potato pancakes, these are crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, but with a delicious twist of kimchi and all the best aromatics to go with it!

Kimchi Potato Pancakes

Take your mashed potatoes to Korea!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: 332kcal

Equipment

  • skillet/non-stick pan

Ingredients 

Pancake ingredients

  • 150 g kimchi
  • 120 g mashed potato
  • 40 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 5 g kimchi juice (optional)
  • 5 cm leek (diced)
  • 5 g dried chives (or 3x, if fresh)
  • 2 g salt
  • 1.5 g sugar
  • .5 g ground black pepper
  • 30 ml canola oil (approximate — for cooking)

Dipping sauce

  • 15 ml white wine vinegar
  • 15 ml honey
  • 15 ml garlic (crushed)

Instructions

Make the batter

  • Dice the kimchi
  • Starting with the wet ingredients, mix all ingredients together until smooth
  • Separately mix together all ingredients of dipping sauce and set aside (remember to stir it before serving)

Cook

  • Coat pan with canola oil and bring to medium heat
  • Spoon mixture into cakes about ⅓-inch (1 cm) thick — it's easy to use a cutter or cooking ring (4½ inch diameter) to make them uniform
  • Flip when the bottom is solidified and starting to lighten in color
  • Cook for about another 2½ minutes, or until the pancake is firm on the bottom and beginning to spot
  • Serve immediately, with the dipping sauce on the side

Notes

These do reheat pretty easily, but the batter will keep for a few days in the refrigerator, too. This isn’t a bad thing to keep on hand and make fresh any time you want them.

Product recommendations

Recommendations and sources for less common ingredients and tools can be found among my Product Recommendations

Nutrition information (per serving)*

Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 324mg | Potassium: 553mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1251IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg

*Please note: nutrition information is my best approximation based on the ingredients I used when creating the recipe; it is intended to be informational only

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