Scallion pancakes

Name: Scallion pancakes
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 0.5 tsp salt; 200ml boiling water; 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 6 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 tsp salt, for sprinkling; 4 tbsp rapeseed oil, for frying; 2 tbsp soy sauce, for dipping; 1 tbsp rice vinegar, for dipping

Flaky, chewy flatbreads layered with spring onion and sesame oil, pan fried until crisp and golden. Great for dipping.

Time1 hr 15
LevelMedium
Costabout £1.74 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 gplain flour
½ tspsalt
200 mlboiling water
2 tbsptoasted sesame oil
6spring onionsfinely sliced
1 tspsaltfor sprinkling
4 tbsprapeseed oilfor frying
2 tbspsoy saucefor dipping
1 tbsprice vinegarfor dipping

Method

1
Stir the flour and 0.5 tsp salt in a bowl. Pour in the boiling water, stirring with chopsticks, until it forms shaggy clumps. Knead for 5 minutes, until smooth. Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
30 min
2
Divide the dough into 4. Roll one piece out very thin, into a 25cm circle. Brush with sesame oil and sprinkle with a quarter of the spring onion and a pinch of salt.
3
Roll up into a long rope, then coil into a snail shape and tuck the end underneath. Flatten with your palm, then roll out again to a 15cm round. Repeat with the others.
4
Heat 1 tbsp rapeseed oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Fry a pancake for 3 minutes each side, until golden and puffed, pressing with a spatula.
6 min
5
Keep warm in a low oven while you fry the rest.
6
Cut into wedges. Mix the soy sauce and vinegar for dipping.

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