How to cook Scallion pancake simple

Scallion pancake - . Today I am sharing this Scallion pancake! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 35 minutes! Such an EASY snack or appetizer. The pancakes are great on their own, or paired with a soy sauce and vinegar based dipping sauce. Many scallion pancakes recipes I've read use sesame oil to create the layer. Chinese street vendors and restaurants rarely do this because it's very pricey and the result not as delicious as using animal fat. The secret to layered, flaky, chewy-crunchy scallion pancakes?

Scallion pancake It's all in the roll (and the spin, and the re-roll). Not to mention the low and slow crisping. Scallion pancakes really are that easy to make home.

You can cook Scallion pancake with 7 Ingredients and 16 steps. See the following guide!

Ingredients for Scallion pancake:

  1. 200 gram all purpose flour.
  2. 140 gram boiled water.
  3. 2 pieces Scallion.
  4. 8 gram salt.
  5. 15 gram Oil.
  6. Black pepper.
  7. White pepper (optional).

I can't believe I've been ordering them from my neighborhood Chinese take-out, when I could have been making them all this time?! An informative guide to making scallion pancakes. Dipping sauce suggestions are also provided. Scallion pancakes (Cong You Bing, 葱油饼) are a very popular staple food in China.

Step by step how to cook Scallion pancake:

  1. Add 1 teaspoon of salt in the flour before putting boiled water in. Mix it with chopsticks (or spoon) until you can touch the dough by your hands.
  2. Knead the dough until the surface is slick. Cover it up with wet clothes for 20 mins.
  3. Roll the dough into a round(around 1 mm tall) sprinkle 8 grams of salt on the dough.
  4. Add oil on the top of the dough.
  5. Use the brush to spread out the oil.
  6. Sprinkle the scallions evenly. Add pepper.
  7. Roll the dough up gently.
  8. Close the edge on the side to prevent scallion from popping out.
  9. Hold the edge on both sides and twist them by different directions at the same time.
  10. Wind it into 2 circles on top of each others.
  11. Flat it into 5 cms thick. Cover it by wet cloth for 20 mins to 1 hr.
  12. Preheat the pan until you can feel the heat on top of it. Put the pancake in. Cook with medium fire..
  13. Flip it around when the bottom is golden brown(around 3-5 mins). Cover the cap to cook the other side until it golden brown.
  14. Add oil into the pan (around 20 grams) Pan- fry both side till it’s golden brown.
  15. Put it on paper napkin to absorb extra oil..
  16. Voilà ❤️.

Chinese scallion pancakes are always a crowd pleaser. This vegan recipe includes step-by-step photos and detailed notes on how to make the flakiest scallion pancakes. Freezer-friendly & just as good as our traditional scallion pancake recipes! Chinese scallion pancakes are healthy, vegan, crispy and delicious! These pancakes are a type of savory flatbread made from dough, as opposed to western pancakes with a batter.