Chinese Green Onion Pancakes
Growing up, I loved eating Chinese Green Onion Pancakes, otherwise known as 蔥油餅. We would order them as appetizers whenever we went to my favorite Chinese cafe, and my brother and I would fight for the last oily, crispy slice of scallion-filled dough. But I never thought I’d be able to make my own green onion pancakes, mainly because I’m a by-the-book kind of gal and I dreaded asking any of my improvising relatives (who are absolutely phenomenal in the kitchen, by the way) for a cooking lesson.
And then along came the Internet, and a tiny ray of hope crept into my windowless, pancake-less existence. I still remember the first time I Googled “Chinese green onion pancakes” back in 2012 and spending hours scouring recipes until I came across one from Rasa Malasia that reminded me exactly of the pancakes we used to eat back home. After an hour of following her recipe (measurements! instructions! exactness!), I ended up with a beautiful batch of these savory, crispy fried bites. The heavens opened. Choirs sang. A few ancient Chinese ancestors might have swooped by my kitchen and given me a high-five at my recipe success.
Chinese Green Onion Pancakes
Recipe details
- 10 pancakes
- Prep time: 1 Hours Cook time: 5 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 5 min
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Can one use thawed pizza dough for these even though there is yeast in it. Gotta try it soon.
My DH took me to the Mandarin Deli in L.A., on our first date. It was his family's favorite restaurant. It was my first time trying the "Chinese Pancake" which was one of our favorite menu items. The picture looks just like it. That was 35 years ago.