The Spot Prawn Festival, a free, foodie-friendly festival, returns to the听False Creek Fishermen's Wharf.听
To help get people in the mood for one of Vancouver鈥檚 most anticipated culinary seasons, Taryn Wa is sharing one of her favourite spot prawn recipes with the 颁辞耻谤颈别谤鈥檚 readers.
鈥淢y sister-in-law is Korean so over the years I've learned a lot about Korean food,鈥� says the owner and culinary director of Vancouver鈥檚 Savoury Chef Foods. 鈥淗er mom makes the best Korean savoury pancakes I've ever had 鈥� crisp and light with a nice spicy dipping sauce. You often see these made with mixed seafood. However, in this recipe we're only using beautiful sweet spot prawns. It can be part of a meal or a snack with beer.鈥�
Korean spot prawn and green onion pancake with a spicy and sweet soy dipping sauce
Taryn Wa
Yield: 2 large pancakes
1/2 cup (125 ml) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (125 ml) rice flour
陆 tsp (2.5 ml) baking powder
1 tsp (5 ml) kosher or sea salt
陆 tsp (2.5 ml) sugar
1 cup (250 ml) cold water
1 egg
1 tsp (5 ml) soybean paste
1 green onion, finely sliced
陆 lb live spot prawns, heads removed and peeled
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Grapeseed oil for frying
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Garnish
陆 cup (125 ml) kimchi, drained (do not discard liquid)
1 green onion, thinly sliced
Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl mix the water, egg, and soybean paste.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk until there are no lumps in the batter.
Heat a heavy bottomed 8-10鈥� frying pan (cast iron is great!) over medium high heat
Add enough oil to the pan to coat the bottom
Lay half of the prawns and half of the green onions on the bottom of the pan
Pour half of the batter over the prawns and green onions and cook for about 2-3 minutes per side, or until golden brown and crisp.
Add more oil to the pan and repeat with the remaining green onions, prawns, and batter.
Cut the pancake into pieces, garnish with kimchi, green onion and serve with the dipping sauce.
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Dipping sauce
2 tbsp (30 ml) rice wine vinegar
3 tbsp (45 ml) tamari
1 tbsp (15 ml) kimchi juice
2 tsp (10 ml) sugar
1 tsp (5 ml) Korean red pepper powder
鈪� tsp (1 ml) roasted sesame seeds
Mix all of the ingredients together.
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Taryn Wa is the owner and culinary director of Vancouver鈥檚 .
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The Spot Prawn Festival鈥檚 feature event is the Spot Prawn Boil. You can enjoy a plate of fresh-off-the-boat B.C. spot prawns (three), a choice of sides and freshly baked bread from Terra Breads, and sample pours from sponsors: Evolve Cellars, R&B Brewery and Mogiana Coffee. Tickets are priced at $19.75 (plus tax and service fee) and are available for purchase online at . All proceeds support the Chefs鈥� Table Society of British Columbia. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m..
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