Because I always find opening a post kind of awkward, I’m just going to dive right in…
One of the things which still baffles me is the conception that eating healthily must taste bland or require extensive culinary skills. Especially given the number of recipes & ideas floating around the Internet which we can access within seconds, it really couldn’t be easier. While I rarely whip up gourmet meals at home or spend much time cooking, my meals are still pretty tasty. Lately those meals have involved bowls of vegan overnight oats for breakfast, countless stir fries, eggs in some form and copious amounts of salsa, feta & avocado in between….and peanut butter (duh)!
Some days I’m more motivated to branch out. I say branch out but it’s more a case of combining some of my staples for an entirely new dish. In this case that dish was Savory Brown Rice Pancakes.
With leftover rice lurking in the fridge and a craving for eggs, I decided to throw the 2 together and hope for the best. I probably should’ve hoped for something better (cough *lottery* cough) because these bad boys tasted ACE! Although the flavor options are countless, I went down the Asian route. Consider these a stir fry in pancake form…and let’s be honest, who doesn’t love pancakes?
Savory Brown Rice Pancakes - Serves 1
Ingredients
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 egg white (optional)
- 4-5 tablespoons cooked brown rice
- 1 tablespoon sliced onions
- 2-3 drops soy sauce
Method
- Crack the eggs in a bowl & beat together.
- Add the onions, rice & soy sauce to the rice and mix well.
- Spray oil across a skillet and heat over medium fire. Once heated, pour a spoonful of the batter into the skillet & flatten out mixture.
- Cook until the bottoms are deep golden and the tops have set a bit, then use a spatula to flip the pancake.
- Cook the other side until golden and cooked through.
- Repeat steps 3-5 with remaining batter
- Serve with greens of your choice
**Topping suggestions: peanut butter, sweet chilli sauce, sesame oil, avocado slices
Especially with Pancake Tuesday coming up tomorrow, there really is no better time to try these out! Although if you’re looking for a sweet pancake recipe for tomorrow, search no further:
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Oatmeal pancakes
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Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free, Flourless Banana Pancakes
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Tips for making healthier pancakes
What are your favorite pancake toppers?
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Ohh these sound great and something I could actually make!! Thank you!
I hope you enjoy ‘em!
This is such a cool idea! And I love the savoury Asian flavour you added to them.
My favourite pancake toppers are banana, maple syrup, and soy nut butter.
You can never go wrong with nut butter & bananas
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I’ve never made a savoury pancake before, I’m definitely intrigued! You can never really go wrong with soy sauce (or any sort of Asian-inspired flavour).
Favourite pancake toppings? Banana slices, cinnamon and real maple syrup (has to be pure, 100% maple syrup. No table syrup or sugar-free stuff for me!)
Haha amen about the real deal when it comes to maple syrup- it’s worth the extra $$!
Great combo, K! I love this recipe because you can take it in so many different directions. Currently, I’m thinking about all the possible ways to Indian(ify) it.
And you’re absolutely right…if it takes me 30-45 minutes to write a post, about 10 minutes is spent on the intro. Sad but true!
Glad I’m not the only one who tries to come up with a catchy title- sometimes it’s probably the trickiest part of the whole post
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gah thanks for posting this, I have brown rice flour that I have no idea what to do with. such a great idea
Any time…hope you give this recipe a shot
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What a creative and absolutely delicious sounding recipe!! I am loving savory breakfasts, lately, and I think that this recipe definitely fits the bill!
I haven’t had a savory breakfast in so long but these would be a great option!
Don’t you just love it when random experiments turn out so well? I swear that some of my favorite meals came about purely from tossing a bunch of things together and hoping for the best. Although now that you mention it, maybe I should have hoped for something like winning the lottery as well
These pancakes sound delicious, though! I’ve never tried savory pancakes myself (aside from latke), but they’re definitely on my list of foods to try. I usually go the sweet pancake route, with maple syrup and butter being my favorite toppings
For what it’s worth, they say the best chefs are those that add as they go along rather than strictly follow a recipe
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great looking pancake(s)! i SHOULDN’T read stuff like this when i’ve forgotten to bring my lunch to work!
seems YOU are definitely solidly entrenched in the healthy-but-still-seems-happily-decadent food style!
Haha oh man- hope you were able to buy something yum for lunch!
Yummmm I’m excited to try these! I love how simple they are. Since I always crave savory in the morning, these will be just perfect!
Honestly they are as easy as opting for toast for a meal- hope you like them
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These look so delicious! Brown rice + pancakes is something I wouldn’t have thought of on my own
Gone are the days where pancakes only meant white flour eh
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very unique twist on the pancakes.. savory sounds good to me. my husband is always asking me to make savory pancakes and i never do. i have a recipe in mind, i’ll have to test it out. favorite pancake toppings are warm maple butter syrup (for unhealthy days), bananas, butter, maple syrup, blueberries, bananas, whipped cream (for unhealthy days).
man, the list can go on and on.
Haha don’t you love how infinite pancake topping options are! Hope your husband enjoys these..and you
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Pumpkin pancakes NEED bananas, and regular pancakes need BERRIES! I love this savory take on pancakes though, very unique!
Hahah I love the emphasis on the word “need”…in my case pancakes NEED peanut butter
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When I first began blogging, the savory pancakes I saw popping up on various blogs sounded completely wonky! Pancakes were *supposed* to be made with white flour and doused in butter and overly-sweet syrup! The blasphemy!
It wasn’t until I realized that potato latkes (one of my favorite side dishes!) were considered pancakes, that I began to open myself up to the possibility of broadening my pancake horizons. Since then, I’ve made broccoli and spinach pancakes, and while I can’t say they’re quite as delicious as the sweet pancakes I grew up with, I did enjoy them. 
These brown rice pancakes look absolutely delicious, and I’m already considering trying out your technique with quinoa, as I have a HUGE tupperware container full of it in my fridge. Do you think it would work? If I try it, I’ll report back to you!
Happy Monday, my friend! <3 xoxo
I still need to try potato latkes…this week for sure
! And I absolutely do think this will work with leftover quinoa- let me know how it goes!
I always associate pancakes with sweetness, but why not a savory one?! This is a recipe I would totes magotes give a try…. if I do so in the near future, I will of course let ya know!
I still think of pancakes as sweet but this a nice change of pace
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That last picture is making me drool!
Pancakes always have that effect on me
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Those look delicious! I love topping my pancakes with bananas
Me too..especially served with nut butter!
Opening a post is SO awkward! And it’s hard to do it differently every day!
Hahah I always feel like I sound like such a tool with some of my opening lines!
Yum!! Now you know I absolutely LOVE this recipe! My mom makes brown rice pancakes all the time! It’s sooo good when you dip it in her special sauce
Ohh I’m intrigued about this special sauce!
I don’t know the exact ratio as I just dump and mix as well…but it has the typical Asian ingredients: soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, chopped green onion
Delish! I make it but my mom’s always tastes better for some reason!
So typical yet so delicious! And our mom’s cooking always tastes best right
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