Scallion Pancakes
Ingredients
2 cups flour, plus more for rolling
1 cup boiling water
1 cup chopped scallions
Sesame oil
Vegetable oil for frying
Steps
Measure 2 cups of flour into a medium sized bowl
Gradually add some hot water a couple tablespoons at a time to the flour, stirring in between each addition with some metal chopsticks
Continue to mix in the water until a shaggy dough forms
Remove the chopsticks from the dough and begin to incorporate the flour with your hands
Spread some flour on a flat surface and turn out the pancake dough and knead a few turns
Then place the dough back in the bowl and cover with a damp towel to rest for a half hour
Divide the dough into 4 equal sized pieces
Roll out each section of dough one at a time until an eighth of an inch thick
Sprinkle some sesame oil on top and spread it all over the pancake with the back of a spoon
Gently roll the dough up into a log
Shape the roll into a spiral tucking the end underneath and press down with your hand to flatten
Roll out the dough again with a rolling pin
Sprinkle some more sesame oil on top and spread it all over the pancake
Then sprinkle some of the cut scallions on the pancake
Gently roll the dough up again with the scallions shape the log into a spiral tucking the end underneath and pressing dough with your hand to flatter
Then re-roll out the dough one last time with a rolling pin
Continue this process for all the pancakes, rolling out, coating with sesame oil, rolling up, forming a spiral, pressing down, rolling out again, adding more sesame oil, sprinkling some scallion, rolling up again, shaping your spiral, pressing down, and rolling out one last time
Add some vegetable oil to a large frying pan and heat over medium heat
Place one of your scallion pancakes in the hot oil and allow to pan fry for a few minutes before flipping it over
Continue to cook and flip your scallion pancake until they turn a nice golden brown
Remove your cooked scallion pancake from the pan and set aside on a separate plate
Cook the remaining scallion pancakes and cut into triangle shaped wedges to serve and enjoy!