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King Crab & Uni Jeon

King Crab & Uni Jeon

Luxurious Korean pancake filled with Alaskan king crab and sea urchin (uni), served with a delicate soy-yuzu dipping sauce.

14 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1200g Alaskan king crab meat, roughly chopped
  • 280g fresh uni (sea urchin) roe
  • 34 spring onions, cut into 5cm lengths
  • 41 cup all-purpose flour
  • 52 tbsp potato starch
  • 61 egg, beaten
  • 73/4 cup cold sparkling water
  • 81/2 tsp salt
  • 94 tbsp neutral oil for frying
  • 103 tbsp soy sauce
  • 111 tbsp yuzu juice
  • 121 tsp mirin
  • 131/2 tsp sesame oil
  • 14Pinch of chilli flakes

Instructions

  1. 1Whisk together flour, potato starch, egg, cold sparkling water, and salt to form a light batter. Do not over-mix.
  2. 2Fold in the spring onions and king crab meat gently.
  3. 3Heat oil in a non-stick pan over high heat. Pour in half the batter and spread thinly.
  4. 4Carefully arrange uni roe on top of the wet batter immediately.
  5. 5Cook for 3-4 minutes until the bottom is golden and crispy. Flip carefully.
  6. 6Cook the other side for 2-3 minutes until golden. Remove and drain briefly.
  7. 7For the dipping sauce, whisk soy sauce, yuzu juice, mirin, sesame oil, and chilli flakes together.
  8. 8Cut the jeon into pieces and serve with the dipping sauce.