Chinese Scallion Pancakes
Scallion Pancakes' vivid color and addictive taste make them a great finger food for your next get together.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 325 g flour
- 260 ml water
- 150 g green onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 45 g butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white pepper
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Place the water in a microwave and heat it till it just starts to bubble. Place the flour in a bowl, add the water and stir with chopsticks.
- After it is mixed, place the dough onto the countertop and begin kneading.
- Kneading the dough long enough so that it forms an even and smooth texture.
- When you are done, place the kneaded dough on a sheet of baking paper, to stop it from sticking to the counter.
- Next, place a large bowl over the dough to prevent it from drying out. The dough should be ready to use by the time you have prepared the other ingredients.
- Begin preparing the green onions by washing them.
- Next, chop them up finely and sprinkle them with salt.
- Add the sesame oil and white pepper and mix well.
- The green onion mixture is now done, and the dough should be ready by now, too. Cut the dough into 3 equal portions and shape each portion into a rectangle.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out one portion of the dough as thin as possible, making it about 50 cm long and 35 cm wide.
- Divide the butter into three equal pieces. Take one piece and smear it all over the surface of the dough. (You can use lard instead of butter; its saturated fatty acid content is a little lower than butter.)
- Finally, spread the onion mixture evenly over the butter.
- Start rolling the dough from the long side, towards the other side. Do this slowly, taking care not to push the air out.
- Press the two ends of the rolled scallion together tightly.
- Twist off a 5cm long section of the scallion dough and pinch the other end to stop the onion mixture from coming out. Each roll should make 10 pancakes.
- Start making the pancakes by pressing each piece flat to a disc shape in the palms of your hands.
- Pour olive oil into a flat-bottomed pan and place the pancakes into it.