Incredibly popular dish in the Middle Kingdom are Chinese cakes with green onions (tsun yubin). They are prepared everywhere: in restaurants, on the street, at home.
At catering outlets in China, you will never find bread. Restaurants usually offer fried dumplings made from unleavened dough or Chinese flatbread cakes with green onions. They are very aromatic and slightly salty in taste. In addition to green onions, other ingredients can be added: boiled egg, sesame seed, fresh dill.
Cooking features
Wheat tortillas are prepared. The dough is most often choux, yeast-free, but you can also use cold water. It is believed that the more layers in a Chinese scones with green onions, the tastier it is.
The cooking method is as follows: roll out a very thin layer of dough, grease with a small layer of melted lard. If desired, you can use sunflower oil.
Product List
- 320 g of wheat flour;
- salt;
- 160 ml of boiling water;
- 3 to 4 feathers of green onions;
- a tablespoon of melted pork lard;
- ground black pepper.
Description of Chinese scones with green onions
Flour and a pinch of salt are mixed in a large bowl. Pre-sift the flour. Pour boiling water gradually (you can use a mixture of cold and hot water). For mixing, the Chinese use wooden sticks, but you can take an ordinary fork, spoon, etc.
When the dough has cooled slightly, shift it to the cutting surface and knead with your hands. Then we wrap the lump of dough in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. At the exit, you will get the perfect dough for Chinese flatbread with green onions and eggs. It will not stick to hands or a rolling pin, it will become malleable and tender. If nevertheless it sticks a little, add a little flour, but only very slightly, otherwise the cakes will burn.
While the dough is resting, start cooking the toppings. Put finely chopped green onions in a bowl, add ground pepper and melted fat to it. Mix well.
Roll out a large, but very thin pancake from the dough. We cover it with plenty of green filling and turn the sausage. We turn the sausage (roll) into a "snail", which we then roll out and turn into a Chinese flat cake with green onions. The thinner the tortilla, the faster it will be fried and the tastier and crust will be.
Cakes are fried in a wok or ordinary pan with high sides and a lot of vegetable oil. Someone prefers to bring the dish to a crispy golden crust, but according to the traditional Chinese recipe, the tortillas should be soft and only crunch slightly. We put the finished ones on paper towels to remove excess fat. Serve hot, cut into small pieces.
If you do not have a large pan, you can make Chinese puff cakes with green onions small. They will be similar to our usual fritters. In this case, after the tortilla sprinkled with herbs was rolled into a roll, it is not necessary to form a “snail”, but simply cut it into pieces. Each of which is rolled into thin pancakes and fry. Such cakes then do not have to share portionwise.
Filling Options for Chinese Tortillas
Such cakes are traditionally cooked with green onions. But you can use other ingredients. Believe me, the taste of the dish only benefits from this.
- green onions;
- egg and onion;
- chopped meat;
- Chinese cabbage, ginger root, garlic, sesame seeds;
- cheese;
- cabbage, boiled egg, soy sauce;
- garlic, grated ginger root, soy sauce, cabbage;
- minced chicken, oyster sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, green onions, ginger on a grater, garlic.
Sweet and sour sauce
Any sauce is suitable for Chinese flat cakes with green onions, but sweet and sour prepared by yourself will make them especially tasty. The recipe is very simple, and the ingredients are available.
- 60 ml of water;
- 170 g of sugar;
- a tablespoon of chopped garlic;
- hot red pepper (you can use a fresh or dried pod);
- 80 ml of rice vinegar;
- a spoon of tomato paste;
- a pinch of salt.
Mix sugar, vinegar, salt and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring continuously, add hot chili. In a minute - garlic. Mix. We put the tomato paste and a little starch (we achieve the consistency of thick sour cream. Turn off the heat, let the sauce cool down. The incredibly delicious piquant sauce for lean baking is ready.