China

Jianbing

Name: Jianbing
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 150 g Flour & mung bean flour; 2 pieces Eggs; 2 pieces Crisp fried cracker (baocui); some of each Sweet bean sauce & chili oil; 1 bunch Spring onion & coriander; some Sesame

Savoury Chinese breakfast crêpe

Jianbing is one of China's most popular street breakfasts: a thin grain-flour crêpe spread with egg straight on the hot griddle.

Filled with a crisp fried cracker (baocui), spring onions and savoury sauces, it is folded up and handed over piping hot.

Servings2

Time20 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Flour & mung bean flour150 g
Eggs2 pieces
Crisp fried cracker (baocui)2 pieces
Sweet bean sauce & chili oilsome of each
Spring onion & coriander1 bunch
Sesamesome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk flour with water into a thin batter.
Spread thinly on a hot griddle.
Spread egg over it, scatter with sesame.
Brush with sauces, add cracker and herbs.
Fold up and serve hot.

Make it original

Sweet bean sauce for jianbing is in the Asia Boutique.

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