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

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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

  1. Mix the flour, salt, warm water and oil until you have a shaggy dough.
  2. Knead for 2-3 minutes, until the dough looks smooth. Sprinkle flour or oil on the work surface as needed.
  3. Place the dough in a bowl, cover with a towel and set aside.
  4. 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.
  5. Chop the scallions and season them with salt.
  6. 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.
  7. Repeat this step with the remaining dough.
  8. 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.

Carolina Gelen

You may have seen my work on TV, Food Network, NYT Cooking, Food52 and more. I make recipes more fun and accessible for home cooks. I immigrated to the US from Transylvania, Romania—where I lived most of my life—in 2021 to pursue my passion for cooking full-time. Here you’ll find a collection of approachable recipes, from weeknight dinners to desserts, you’ll come back to over and over again. Some of my most popular recipes include my chicken paprikash, orange chicken roast with fennel and shallots or butter beans all vodka. Some recipes are inspired by my Romanian-Hungarian upbringing, and most definitely all come with that Transylvanian resourcefulness! I love a good thrift, so make sure to catch my thrift hauls every Sunday on my Instagram!

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13 thoughts on "Scallion Pancakes"

  1. TRACY says:

    I can’t wait to make these I LOVE SCALLION PANCAKES!! 😋

  2. Mario Gonzalez says:

    what sauce did you use as seen on the video?

    1. Carolina says:

      I kept it simple with just some soy sauce 🙂

  3. Amber Lombard says:

    I love love love all your recipes. You are an amazing chef ❤️

  4. Amber Lombard says:

    I love love love all your recipes. You are an amazing chef

  5. Amber Lombard says:

    I love all you recipes. You an amazing chef

    1. Carolina says:

      That’s so kind of you, Amber, thank you!

  6. Sydney says:

    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!

    1. Carolina says:

      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!

      1. Nitya says:

        Yes, please do

  7. Iulia says:

    Hi! Where can i find the recipe? Thank you and i love all your videos!

    1. Carolina says:

      Hi Iulia,

      Thank you for that! I had trouble with my website but the recipe is back up now!

      Best,
      Carolina

  8. Katie says:

    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