Japanese style Savoury Pancakes

Photo and recipe courtesy of @mybalancedbowls (Dana Spice)

Gluten Free

Makes: 4 - 5 medium/large pancakes


INGREDIENTS

Pancakes

5 lightly packed cups of cabbage finely shredded (around 350g)

2 eggs

1¼ heaped cups FreshLife Rice Flour

1 Tbsp FreshLife Sesame seeds, plus extra for serving

1½ cups cold water

2 tsp baking powder

1 green spring onion, finely chopped 

pinch of salt and pepper

 

Sauce

1½ Tbsp tomato sauce*

1 tsp barbecue sauce*

2 tsp honey or brown sugar

2 tsp soy sauce*

dash of hot pepper sauce, if desired 

*check to ensure these are gluten free.


METHOD

  • Prepare the sauce by combining all ingredients and leave aside.

  • Wash the cabbage and shred or cut it thinly. Wash and cut the spring onion.

  • In a large bowl, beat the water and eggs together until combined. Add the flour, sesame seeds and baking powder and whisk until just combined and no floury lumps remain.

  • Add the cabbage, spring onion and salt and pepper and mix until combined.

  • Heat up a non stick surface on medium heat and pour ½ cup of mixture onto surface and spread it evenly and into a circular shape. This mixture should make around 4-5 medium/large sized pancakes or use a smaller measuring cup to make smaller pancakes.

  • Cook and flip onto the other side, cook until the pancake batter is golden and crispy.

  • Place pancakes onto a plate and brush over the sauce. Serve with your choice of toppings: meat, teriyaki tofu, pickled vegetables, pickled ginger, sesame seeds, Japanese mayonnaise or extra spring onion.

    TIP: Once cooked and left to cool, these freeze well without the sauce when wrapped in baking paper and stored in an airtight container.