Tuna Pancakes (Chamchijeon)

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Tuna Pancakes (Chamchijeon)

Korean tuna pancake recipe

60 kcal /serving 10 min Serves 10 Easy Asian

Ingredients

  • 185 g canned tuna (, well-drained)
  • 2 large eggs (, beaten)
  • 30 g green onions (1 oz), finely chopped)
  • 45 g onion (1.6 oz), finely diced)
  • 20 g red bell peppers (or chili (0.7 oz), seed removed & finely diced)
  • 20 g green bell peppers (or chili (0.7 oz), seed removed & finely diced)
  • 1 Tbsp mayonnaise (, optional (I used Hellmann’s brand)
  • 2 tsp all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • A few sprinkles ground black pepper
  • Some cooking oil (, I used rice bran oil)
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce (, regular)
  • 1 Tbsp water
  • 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp sugar

Preparation

Not specified

Cooking

  1. Make the dipping sauce by whisking all the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  2. Set aside.
  3. Combine all the prepared main ingredients (excluding the oil) in a mixing bowl and mix them well.
  4. Preheat a skillet over medium low heat and once heated add some cooking oil across the pan.
  5. Scoop out the tuna mixture with a spoon (heaped), and gently place it onto the pan (each spoonful mixture makes one pancake).
  6. Cook for 2-3 mins.
  7. Flip them over and cook another 2-3 mins, or until golden brown.You can also tell it is ready when no egg liquid seeps out when you gently press the mixture down with a spatula.Remove from the pan when both sides of the pancake are cooked.
  8. Repeat this until all the remaining mixture is used up.
  9. You may need to add more cooking oil between the batches.
  10. Serve with the dipping sauce.
  11. Also with cooked rice and other Korean side dishes.

Plating & Serving

Not specified

Suggested Sides

Nutrition per Serving

60 Calories
5.3g Protein 4% DV
2.8g Carbs 1% DV
3.1g Fat 4% DV
0.5g Fiber 1% DV
1.6g Sugars
157mg Sodium 10% DV
44mg Cholesterol 13% DV
Diet Type Low Carb
Health Labels Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Keto Friendly Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Shellfish Free Pork Free Red Meat Free Crustacean Free Celery Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free Kosher

* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Recipe Details
Category main
Meal Type Snack
Tags quick, comfort-food, seafood