Scallion Pancakes
Posted on: October 14, 2022. Updated on: July 11, 2023.
by Carolina Gelen
Charring vegetables is a fun way to achieve two different flavor profiles with one single ingredient: you have the fresh, crisp veggie taste accompanied by a deep, pleasantly bitter undertone.
It might no longer be scallion season for most, but it’s always a great time to make these Chinese scallion pancakes. They’re a great savory dish, chewy, tasty, and so easy to make! You can eat them as appetizers, feast on a whole batch for dinner alone, or try them with soy, ginger, or sour cream.
Scallion Pancakes
Servings: 4 to 6
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 4 bunches of scallions, or 25-35 medium scallions
- Neutral oil for frying and brushing, I used avocado oil
Instructions
- Mix the flour, salt, warm water and oil until you have a shaggy dough.
- Knead for 2-3 minutes, until the dough looks smooth. Sprinkle flour or oil on the work surface as needed.
- Place the dough in a bowl, cover with a towel and set aside.
- Char the scallions: working in 2-3 batches, add the scallions in a cast iron skillet on medium heat. Drizzle oil on top and press them down with a grill press or another skillet and cook, untouched for 4-5 minutes. Flip and repeat this previous step. You should see a dark brown caramelization on each side.
- Chop the scallions and season them with salt.
- Divide the dough in 12 to 14 pieces. Form each piece into a sphere. Roll each piece of dough as thin as possible, until almost see through. Brush 1-2 tablespoons neutral oil on top. Evenly spread 2 tablespoons of chopped scallions over the dough. Roll it into a log, then form it into a bun, as seen in the video.
- Repeat this step with the remaining dough.
- Flatten each bun using your oiled hands, fry for 2 minutes each side, over medium-high heat heat, until golden brown. Serve with sauce on the side.
I can’t wait to make these I LOVE SCALLION PANCAKES!! 😋
what sauce did you use as seen on the video?
I kept it simple with just some soy sauce 🙂
I love love love all your recipes. You are an amazing chef ❤️
I love love love all your recipes. You are an amazing chef
I love all you recipes. You an amazing chef
That’s so kind of you, Amber, thank you!
These came out perfect! Used to buying frozen parathas/ asian pancakes at intl food markets but have moved away from them sadly. Only note is the video referenced isnt linked on the page in any way at all , there arent process pictures, and Instagram doesnt seem to be referenced. If i hadnt first seen this recipe on instagram i wouldnt have thought to go back to the post to watch the visual process since the written recipe alone i dont think is the most helpful for first time dough rolling process. Aside from that (since i found that video just fine) these came out great though i think my dough was stickier than whats pictured which made rolling a bit tedious despite adding extra flour. I want to make again with other herb/ flavor ingredients!
Thank you for the tip, I will consider adding process pictures on these posts in the future 🙂 Also, keep me posted on the variations you’ll come up with!
Yes, please do
Hi! Where can i find the recipe? Thank you and i love all your videos!
Hi Iulia,
Thank you for that! I had trouble with my website but the recipe is back up now!
Best,
Carolina
Website needs fixing:
Can’t search for the chicken pot pie recipe
Pinterest button not functional on scallion pancake recipe
I gave up—TikTok/reel recipes not user friendly if you want to have it saved