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Egg & Vegetable Pancake with Sriracha Dipping Sauce

If you have a mix of raw vegetables like carrots, bell peppers, or cabbage available,
you can easily make yourself a tasty egg & vegetable pancake with some sriracha
dipping sauce. The recipes comes together in a few minutes, and tastes great as a
savory and quick breakfast.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole egg (whisked)
  • 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • ¼ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp Sesame seed oil
  • ½ carrot (sliced into fine julienne strips 1/8” thick)
  • 1 scallion (sliced very finely)
  • 2 cabbage leaves (sliced into fine julienne strips 1/8” thick)
  • ¼ bell pepper (sliced into fine julienne strips 1/8” thick)
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp Sriracha
  • 1 Tbsp Ketchup
  • ½ tsp rice vinegar
  • ½ tsp soy sauce
  • A few grinds of black pepper
  • 2 fresh chives (sliced very finely, as garnish)

Instructions 

  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the whole egg with the all-purpose flour, soy sauce, black pepper, baking powder, and sesame seed oil.
  • Fold in the finely sliced carrot, scallion, cabbage, and bell pepper until evenly mixed.
  • Add two Tablespoons of unsalted butter to a nonstick sauté pan.
  • Increase the heat to medium, and melt the butter.
  • When the butter is melted, add the vegetable pancake mixture and press down to make the vegetables an even thickness and remove some of the air gaps.
  • Gently allow the pancake to cook over medium-low heat until the bottom is golden-brown, and then use a thin spatula to flip it over carefully.
  • Continue to allow the pancake to cook through the other side.
  • While the pancake is gently cooking, prepare the Sriracha dipping sauce.
  • For the sauce, mix together the Sriracha, ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and black pepper.
  • When the pancake it cooked on both sides, serve while hot, with the dipping sauce on top or on the side.
  • Garnish with fresh chives.

Notes

You can use whatever vegetables you think would work well for this pancake.