Korean Zucchini Pancakes

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By: The Homemakers Test Kitchen

Korean cuisine includes hundreds of savoury pancakes with all kinds of vegetables, legumes, seafood and meat. They are served as an appetizer or snack, or with rice at mealtimes.

Ingredients

1-1/2 lbs (750 g) zucchini, shredded; 4 eggs; 1 tbsp (15 mL) sesame oil; 1/2 cup (125 mL) all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp (4 mL) salt; 1 carrot, shredded; 5 green onions, julienned; 1/4 cup (60 mL) vegetable oil; 4 red and/or green hot peppers s, thinly sliced
Dipping Sauce:: 1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce; 4 tsp (20 mL) rice vinegar; 1 tbsp (15 mL) toasted sesame seeds; 2 tsp (10 mL) sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green onion, minced; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) black pepper

Preparation

Dipping Sauce: Mix together soy sauce, vinegar, sesame seeds and oil, garlic, onion and pepper.

In potato ricer or colander, squeeze out as much liquid from zucchini as possible. In large bowl, whisk eggs with sesame oil, flour and salt until smooth. Mix in zucchini, carrot and onions.

In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; add about 1/3 cup/75 mL of the zucchini mixture, pressing into pancake about 1/3-inch/8 mm thick. Sprinkle with hot peppers, pressing into surface. Repeat with remaining pancakes. Fry, in batches, until golden on bottom, turning once, about 6 minutes. Serve with Dipping Sauce.

Makes 12 pancakes.

Serving(s): 12

Nutritional Information
Per serving: about
Calories	123
Protein	4 g
Fat (total)	9 g
Sat. Fat	1 g
Carbohydrate	8 g
Fibre	1 g
Cholesterol	62 mg
Sodium	514 mg
Calcium	2 % RDI
Iron	7 % RDI
Vitamin A	23 % RDI
Vitamin C	18 % RDI
Folate	15 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: Summer 2006

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