Sue's Korean Shrimp Pancakes

In Sue Kim's family, peculiar occasions ever meant shrimp. When she was a child, her family's favourite spot to bargain seafood was the waterfront successful Southwest Washington.

"My ma ne'er sat down and taught maine however to cook," says Kim, 29, an accusation exertion advisor who lives successful Vienna.

"I learned mostly from conscionable watching her, buying with her, and getting comfy with her favourite seasonings and recipes. ... Eventually, it becomes secondhand."

Kim's look present -- a peculiar Korean-style seafood pancake -- is 1 that each her friends are hooked on. It was created by Kim and her mother, Jyung Hee Yoo, who lives successful Greenbelt. The pancakes tin beryllium made with shrimp unsocial oregon with squid, crabmeat oregon scallops (or each three) added. (Asian markets transportation frozen assortments of seafood suitable for the pancakes.)

The cardinal to making the pancakes crisp, Kim says, is simply a blistery cookware and acold batter. She serves this arsenic an appetizer, with acold Asian beer; it's besides bully for a airy lunch.

Adapted from Sue Kim and her mother, Jyung Hee Yoo.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 5)

• Calories

  299

• Fat

  18 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Carbohydrates

  21 g

• Sodium

  546 mg

• Cholesterol

  111 mg

• Protein

  13 g

• Fiber

  1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Sue Kim and her mother, Jyung Hee Yoo.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 11, 2026