Pancakes

Garlic chive pancake

Coat garlic chives and onion with a light batter, then pan-fry until thin and golden.

Prep
10 min
Cook
12 min
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A golden, thin pancake with chives visible.

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 2 servings · garlic chives (Washed and drained weight) 180 g

Ingredients

garlic chives Washed and drained weight
180 g
all-purpose flour
120 g
cold water
1 C
onion
50 g
cooking oil
2 T

Seasonings

fine salt
1/6 T

Level measures: 1 T (tablespoon) = 15 mL, 1 C (paper cup) = 180 mL. Household spoons and cups can vary in size.

Method

  1. Cut the garlic chives and onion

    Cut the garlic chives 180 g into 4 cm lengths and thinly slice the onion 50 g.

    Garlic chives and thinly sliced onion
  2. Mix the batter

    Stir the cold water 1 C and salt 1/6 T into the flour 120 g until just mixed.

    A whisk gently mixing thin flour batter in a glass bowl
  3. Coat the vegetables with batter

    Gently toss the garlic chives and onion in the batter to coat them lightly.

    Garlic chives and onion lightly coated in batter
  4. Heat and oil the pan

    Heat a skillet over medium heat and divide the cooking oil 2 T among the batches.

    A thin film of cooking oil across a wide black skillet
  5. Spread and cook the first side

    Spread the batter in a thin layer in the pan and cook for 2–3 minutes.

    Chive pancake cooked in a pan until golden brown on the edges
  6. Flip and cook the center through

    When the edges set and the underside is golden, flip and cook for 2–3 minutes more, until there is no wet batter in the center.

    The golden side of a turned garlic chive pancake with a spatula beneath one edge