Scallion Pancakes

Name: Scallion Pancakes
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 200ml boiling water, plus extra if needed; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp sesame oil; 4 spring onions, finely sliced; vegetable oil for frying

Flaky, layered Chinese green onion pancakes — crispy outside, chewy inside.

Total time

55 min

Prep

40 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Chinese

vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

300gplain flour

200mlboiling water, plus extra if needed

1 tspsalt

3 tbspsesame oil

4spring onions, finely sliced

vegetable oilfor frying

Instructions

Mix flour, salt and boiling water into a shaggy dough. Knead smooth. Rest 30 minutes.

Divide into 6 balls. Roll each thin, brush with sesame oil and scatter spring onion.

Roll up into a log, then coil into a spiral. Flatten with a rolling pin.

Pan-fry in oil over medium heat 2–3 minutes per side until crispy and golden.

Drain, season and cut into wedges.