Scallion Pancakes
Flaky layered flatbreads rolled around scallions and fried crisp, cut into wedges for the table.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 45 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $7.30
Ingredients
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 bunch green onions / scallions
- 6 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp white distilled vinegar
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes(optional)
Method
Stir 1 cup of just-boiled water into the flour with a chopstick until it comes together in a shaggy dough. Knead 5 minutes until smooth, then cover and rest 20 minutes.
Divide into four pieces. Roll each one as thin as you can into a rough circle.
Brush with sesame oil, sprinkle with salt, and cover with sliced scallions. Roll the circle into a rope, then coil the rope into a spiral and tuck the end underneath.
Flatten each spiral back into a pancake about a quarter inch thick. The trapped layers are what make it flaky.
Fry in the vegetable oil over medium heat, 3 minutes a side, until deep golden and blistered.
Cut into wedges and serve with soy sauce mixed with vinegar and a pinch of pepper flakes.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $29.20 | $7.30 | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| Greece | 25,16 € | 6,29 € | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £13.58 | £3.40 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Australia | $37.31 | $9.33 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $38.19 | $9.55 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Austria | € 23,63 | € 5,91 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Canada | $61.17 | $15.29 | 5 of 7 ingredients |
| Spain | 11,84 €* | 2,96 € | 4 of 7 ingredients |
| Germany | 18,38 €* | 4,60 € | 4 of 7 ingredients |
| Mexico | $357.96* | $89.49 | 4 of 7 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٢٧٤٫٩٠ ج.م.* | ٦٨٫٧٣ ج.م. | 3 of 7 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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