China · East Asia

Cong You Bing

葱油饼

Cong You Bing (placeholder image)
Flaky scallion pancakes, a street breakfast across northern and eastern China.
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Cong You Bing

45 minTotal
4Servings
2/5Effort
3/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 300 g flour
  • 180 ml hot water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 1 bunch scallions, chopped
  • 1 tsp five-spice or Sichuan pepper

Instructions

  1. Mix flour with hot water and knead
  2. rest 30 min.
  3. Roll thin, brush with oil, sprinkle scallion, spice and salt.
  4. Roll into a log, coil into a snail and flatten.
  5. Pan-fry in oil 4 min per side until crisp and flaky.
  6. Scrunch to separate layers and cut.