Taiwan

Scallion Pancake

Name: Scallion Pancake
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: 300 g Wheat flour; 180 ml Hot water; 1 bunch Spring onions, fine; 2 tbsp each Sesame oil & oil; 1 tsp Salt; to serve Soy sauce (dip)

Cong you bing – crisp flatbread from Taiwan

The scallion pancake (cong you bing) is a beloved street snack in Taiwan and China. Unlike a plain flatbread, it is made from layered dough.

The dough is rolled up with oil and spring onions and rolled out again, so frying creates many crisp, flaky layers.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Wheat flour300 g
Hot water180 ml
Spring onions, fine1 bunch
Sesame oil & oil2 tbsp each
Salt1 tsp
Soy sauce (dip)to serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead flour with hot water into a smooth dough, rest it.
Roll thin, brush with oil, salt and spring onions.
Roll up, coil into a spiral and roll flat again.
Fry in a little oil on both sides until golden and crisp.
Cut into pieces, serve with soy sauce.

Make it original

Sesame oil and good soy sauce for crisp cong you bing are in the Asia Boutique.

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