China

Jiucai Hezi

Name: Jiucai Hezi
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 pieces
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 300 g Wheat flour; 300 g Chinese chives; 3 pieces Eggs; 50 g Glass noodles; some of each Sesame oil & soy sauce; some of each Ginger & salt

Stuffed chive and egg pockets

Jiucai hezi are northern Chinese pan-fried pockets filled with Chinese chives and scrambled egg.

The crisp fried wrapper and juicy filling make them a popular snack and side dish.

Servings6 pieces

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Wheat flour300 g
Chinese chives300 g
Eggs3 pieces
Glass noodles50 g
Sesame oil & soy saucesome of each
Ginger & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead flour with hot water into a dough and rest.
Scramble the eggs and soak the glass noodles.
Mix chives, egg and glass noodles into a filling.
Roll dough into discs, fill and form half-moons.
Pan-fry crisp on both sides.

Make it original

Glass noodles and sesame oil for jiucai hezi are in the Asia Boutique.

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