Kimchi pancakes

Ingredients

• Kimchi - 2 cups
• Flour - 1 cup
• Water - 1/2 cup
• Korean red chili flakes (gochugaru - 1 tablespoon)
• Sugar - 1 teaspoon (optional, if you are using aged kimchi)

Instructions

1. 1

   Cut the kimchi into small pieces. Then use scissor to chop them into even smaller pieces (~2 cm). Place them into a large mixing bowl.

2. 2

   Place flour, water and red chili flakes into mixing bowl as well (add sugar if you're using old kimchi). Thoroughly mix together.

3. 3

   Put frying pan on medium-high heat. Then add oil and reduce to medium heat. Use a soup ladle and pour two spoonfuls of batter. Press down on the batter with the soup ladle and gently mold into a circle.

4. 4

   Fry on each side for 30 seconds and check that each side turns golden brown (leave on for longer if needed)