Scallion Pancake - Cong You Bing 蔥油餅

Hello! Last post was 5 years ago!! The 2020 Pandemic is upon us, so let's make the best of it with some mouth-watering cooking! Nom Nom

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Scallion Pancakes

If you've ever ordered this at a restaurant, they were probably skimping out on the scallions. Make it yourself, and get the full scallion experience! 

TCM Properties: scallions are warm and acrid; enter the Lung and Stomach; moves yang qi; disperses internal and external cold 

Ingredients (makes one large pancake)

-1c flour (+ some) 

-1/3c hot water

-scallions - finely chopped and generous (probably 2-3 stalks) 

-salt

-neutral oil 

*Variations: my mom is known to substitute part of the flour/water with steamed pumpkin/yam etc; and she also adds in sesame seeds!  Very tasty :)

1. Mix in the hot water to the flour with a spoon 

2. Knead into a soft, but not sticky, dough; add more flour as needed. 

Let dough rest for at least 30 min.

3. Roll out dough as thin as possible;

spread a thin even layer of oil on top;

sprinkle scallions over evenly;

season with salt (and sesame seeds too if you want) 

*more salt if you plan to eat it as is, less salt if you're accompanying with something else, or prefer to dip in soy sauce 

4. Roll up

5. Create a spiral like this;

roll into a thin pancake. 

*if you plan to freeze, you can wrap each individual ball in plastic wrap

6. Heat up a well oiled pan; bring the temp to a low/medium; 

flip regularly to keep it fluffy and allow for even cooking; 

Cook until well browned on both sides 

*secret is to use more oil. I never seem to use enough! 

7. Slice and enjoy! 

*serve with a soy sauce/sesame oil dipping sauce if you wish!