Scallion Pancakes with Ginger Dipping Sauce

Recipe Courtesy of Ming Tsai

Show: East Meets West With Ming TsaiEpisode: Scallions

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup sliced scallions
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 cup canola oil
Salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 cup ginger dipping sauce, recipe to follow

Directions

In a bowl, sift flour. Slowly add water in a steady stream while mixing with a wooden spoon. Keep adding water until a ball is formed. With the same procedure, one can use a food processor with a metal blade. Let ball of dough >relax for about 30 minutes and cover with damp cloth.

On a floured surface, roll out dough into a thin rectangle. Brush on oil mixture, cover with scallion and season with salt and pepper. Carefully roll dough like a sponge cake. Cut into 4 pieces. Take one piece and twist 3 times. Make a spiral out of this and roll again and flatten to achieve a 5 to 6 inch pancake. In a hot non-stick pan, coat with canola oil and pan sear both sides until golden brown. Cut into wedges and serve immediately with dipping sauce.

GINGER DIPPING SAUCE:

1/4 cup thin soy sauce
1/4 cup Chinese chinkiang vinegar
1/4 cup sliced scallions
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sugar

Combine all ingredients.

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recipe Scallion Pancakes with Ginger Dipping Sauce
KATE Washington, DC 01-18-2009
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Poorly written recipe, tasty result
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Yes, this recipe is written very poorly, but if you can decipher what they're trying to say, then the result is yummy, flaky... goodness. Like some other reviewers mentioned, you want to brush only about a tablespoon of oil on the dough after rolling it out--1/2 cup is just absurd. When it says to roll up "like a sponge cake," they mean to say "like a jelly roll." You then cut the long tube into four pieces, stretch and twist each one into a rope, and then coil up the rope before rolling out again into the final pancake shape. It's this process that makes the pancake layered and flaky. It's actually pretty easy, and so very worth it!Read more
recipe Scallion Pancakes with Ginger Dipping Sauce
trish austin, TX 12-01-2008
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Great end result, but here are some modifications/clarificatons
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Instructions for the pancakes were a little confusing. Here's what I did and the pancakes were delicious: 2 cups all... purpose flour 1 cup boiling water I mixed the above together, first with a wooden spoon, then kneaded with my hands as soon as the mixture cooled enough to touch. I formed a large ball and covered it with a damp towel, letting it sit for 15 minutes. 1/2 cup sliced scallions 1 tablespoon sesame oil I took the ball of dough and rolled it out on a floured surface to about 1/4" thickness. I brushed the dough with sesame oil (I didn't use anything close to a full tablespoon of sesame oil), sprinkled scallions over it, and kneaded it just enough to mix the oil and scallions in evenly. Then I formed a ball and divided it into four smaller balls. Flatten each ball into about a 7" pancake (I did this by hand). 1/2 cup canola oil ... I used a thin layer of canola oil in a frying pan, heated the oil over medium/high heat, and browned each pancake. The recipe specifies far too much oil in my opinion. Salt and black pepper to taste... I didn't bother since the dipping sauce is salty. Read more
recipe Scallion Pancakes with Ginger Dipping Sauce
t manchester, CT 02-25-2008
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just like childhood
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

the pancakes themselves are the same as my relatives used to make when i was growing up. i've never tried the ginger sauce... since we always just dipped them in soy sauce and a little vinegar.Read more
recipe Scallion Pancakes with Ginger Dipping Sauce
Sarah Boston, MA 05-14-2007
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A pain to make
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

The directions were so confusing with the twisting and spiraling. I must have done something wrong. They were just an oily... mess. Once I cooked them they tasted ok, but they were just such a pain to make. I found another recipe online with better directions and they came out much better.Read more
recipe Scallion Pancakes with Ginger Dipping Sauce
Nicole Asheville, NC 01-21-2006
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perfect
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

just like in the restaurant. make sure you roll them thin and do not burn them.
recipe Scallion Pancakes with Ginger Dipping Sauce
louis staten island, NY 11-06-2005
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a messy ball of dough
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

If there is a proofreader for your recipes here is a good tip ... FIRE THEM Your instructions were so shoddy and confusing... that the dough turned into a mess which is now in the garbage pail which I threw in disgust.!!!!Read more