Side Dishes

Clam & Maesaengi Pancakes

Name: Clam & Maesaengi Pancakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 30 g Maesaengi (seaweed fulvescens); 10 g Clam meat; 5 g Korean pancake mix (buchim-garu); 5 g Tempura flour; 1 g Red chili pepper; 12 g Soybean oil; as needed Water

바지락매생이전

Delicate pancakes of chopped maesaengi (silky seaweed) in a light batter, topped with clam meat and red chili. Clams and maesaengi are rich in potassium, which helps flush out sodium.

🇰🇷 A twist on Pajeon — see the classic korean scallion pancake recipe →

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🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Seaweed (Miyeok, Gim & More)Miyeok, gim, hijiki and other seaweeds 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Clams & ShellfishClams, mussels, oysters and abalone for clean, savory broths
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Korean Chili PeppersFresh green and red chilies, from mild to Cheongyang

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Rinse the maesaengi and clams several times in water to remove salt.

Mix the tempura flour and pancake mix with water into a batter.

Finely chop the maesaengi and mix into the batter.

Spoon the batter into a pan, add the clam meat and cook until golden.

Garnish with red chili.

Plate and serve.

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

83.6Calories (kcal)

9.1 gCarbs

2.1 gProtein

4.3 gFat

386.1 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.