These crispy pancakes are my take on the Chinese street food staple of Cong You Bing. Perfectly flaky and irresistible with a spicy dipping sauce. Seema x
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Serves
4
For the Dough
Plain Flour
Water
Salt
For the Filling
Sesame Oil
Plain Flour
Szechuan Peppercorn
Spring Onion
For The Spicy Sauce
Garlic
Ginger
Soy Sauce
Chinese Black Vinegar
Sesame Oil
Crispy Chilli Oil
Sugar
Salt
Vegetable Oil
Serves
4
For the Dough
Plain Flour
Water
Salt
For the Filling
Sesame Oil
Plain Flour
Szechuan Peppercorn
Spring Onion
For The Spicy Sauce
Garlic
Ginger
Soy Sauce
Chinese Black Vinegar
Sesame Oil
Crispy Chilli Oil
Sugar
Salt
Vegetable Oil
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Step 1.
Combine the flour, a pinch of salt and hot water (the water must be boiling!) with a wooden spoon. Once it is cool enough to handle, knead for 10 minutes. It will be sticky at first but don’t add any more flour, it will form a really soft dough.
Step 2.
Wrap in cling film, and let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
Step 3.
Mix the sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of flour, and a pinch of salt to form a paste.
Step 4.
Grind up the Sichuan peppercorns in a pestle and mortar. Then finely chop up the spring onions.
Step 5.
Portion the dough into 4 pieces, cover remaining in cling film.
Step 6.
One piece at a time, roll the dough into a large circle. It should be the thickness of a pound coin (which is 2.80mm).
Step 7.
Spread about 1 teaspoon of sesame oil paste onto the dough before sprinkling on a pinch of Sichuan peppercorns and a handful of spring onions.
Step 8.
Tightly roll the pancake to form a log. Roll the log, tucking one end in a spiral to form a snail shape.
Step 9.
Gently press, and roll on it with a rolling pin gently to form a thick pancake. Keep each pancake separate, in between sheets of baking paper, until you are ready to fry.
Step 10.
Fry on both sides for 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown. Serve hot with the spicy dipping sauce.
Step 11.
For the sauce, grate the garlic and ginger in a bowl. Pour in soy sauce, black vinegar, sesame oil, a tablespoon of water, chilli oil and a pinch of sugar, then mix to combine.
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Kajal P.
8 months ago
Definitely needs the sauce (which I might also use with other things)
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