I am
happy to be part of IFC – International Food Challenge initiated by Mrs.
Saraswathi Tharagaram of Saras yummy bites and Mrs. Shobana Sekar of Kitchensecrets and snippets. The objective of this challenge is to explore the world
cuisine, try and taste international recipes and learn about different heritage
and food in other parts of the world. Thank you very much Sara and Shobana for
this wonderful challenge.
The
very first challenge in IFC for this month is the Cantonese Cuisine which is
one of the main cuisines of China.
Cantonese
Cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in Southern China and it is one of the
eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine. The
basic cooking techniques of Cantonese cuisine include roasting, stir-frying,
sautéing, deep frying, braising, stewing and steaming. Steaming and stir frying
are most commonly used to preserve the ingredients natural flavours. The most characteristic
cooking methods of Cantonese Cuisine are cooking in salt, cooking in wine, baking
in a pan and soft “C” frying.
For
this challenge I chose to do the Chinese Scallion Pancake and the Cantonese
Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry. It was really super fabulous and I am sharing
Chinese Scallion Pancake in this post.
Here’s
how to make Chinese Scallion Pancake and Soy Dipping Sauce with step by step
photos…
Chinese Scallion Pancake :
Ingredients
All-purpose flour[APF]
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2 cups + for dusting
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Coarse Salt
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½ tsp
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Hot boiling water
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1 cup
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Vegetable/Sunflower oil
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3 to 4 tbsp
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Scallions/Spring onions[green part only]
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2 cups finely chopped
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Coarse salt
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For sprinkling
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Prep
Time: 30 minutes
Cook
Time: 30 minutes
Total
Time: 1 hour
Author: Priya Anandakumar
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Other Chinese recipes that might be of your interest...
Method
Prepare
dough:
In a
deep bowl mix together APF, salt, 1 tbsp of oil and water. This can be done in
a food processor but I made the dough using my hands.
Transfer
to a lightly floured surface. Knead dough until soft and smooth and forming a
ball, 10 minutes. Cover with cling film and a warm towel, let it stand for 20
minutes.
Make
Pancakes:
Divide
dough in to 5 or 6 pieces of equal size. Roll the pieces into balls.
Place a
ball of dough on a well-floured work surface and roll out into a thin circle(about
1/16th inch thickness).
Spread
a teaspoon of oil evenly over the pancake (use more if needed). Sprinkle salt
evenly over the pancake. Sprinkle
1 – 2 tbsp of scallions over the pancake.
Roll
the pancake up from one end like a rug, then curl the roll around in a spiral
and pinch the end to the roll so stays wrapped.
With
the palm of your hand, press the roll from the top to flatten it. Roll the
pancake out to 1/8th inch thickenss.
Cook
the Pancakes:
Heat 1
tbsp of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until oil is shimmering. Cook
the pancakes, flipping once, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side (add oil as
necessary). Drain on paper towels, Season with salt. Cut into wedges, and serve
with soy dipping sauce.
Soy
Dipping Sauce:
Ingredients
Soy sauce
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½ cup
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Rice wine vinegar
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¼ cup
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Toasted sesame oil
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2 tsp
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Crumbled Dried Red chillies
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½ tsp
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Toasted sesame seed
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½ tsp
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Sugar
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1 tsp
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Method
Mix all
the dipping ingredients mentioned in the table to make the sauce and serve it
with the hot pancakes.
Thank
you all very much for visiting my blog and please come back again for more
delicious recipes.
Other Chinese recipes that might be of your interest...
Vegetable Fried Rice [Indo-Chinese]
Schezwan Sauce/Homemade Schezwan Sauce
Schezwan Noodles with Homemade Schezwan Sauce
Sweet & Sour Chicken Fry/Cantonese Sweet & Sour Chicken
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my favorite snack.
ReplyDeleteLooks great.. I have never tried, seems to be delicious one Priya.. :)
ReplyDeletepriya this is wonderful....looks more alike to naan...how did this taste....can we take this with curries too
ReplyDeleteThey taste similar to Indian Parathas Divya, I acutally made chicken masala as side dish and it was awesome, any thing spicy even veg curry will be great...
Deletethanks dear
chinese pancakes looks lovely..I haven't tried it before..bookmarked !!
ReplyDeletelooks delicious and wonderful presentation dear...
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing a new cuisine.. Your pancake has come out very well..
ReplyDeleteNice pancakes..love the flavor of scallions
ReplyDeleteYum to these pancakes with scallion. We get plenty of these and I know for sure how delicious the taste would have been.
ReplyDeleteUr method of preparation is too good and it has come out soft n flaky, yum, Thanks for trying dear
ReplyDeleteNicely made.....delicious
ReplyDeletePancake looks really delicious.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so similar 2 parathas... yummy!
ReplyDeleteLovely clicks n perfect pancakes Priya, me too made them n enjoyed them.....
ReplyDeleteThank you very much everybody for your lovely lovely comments...
ReplyDeleteyummy pancakes Priya..Similar to Naan...and lovely clicks dear!
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy.. Picture perfect it looks :)
ReplyDeleteVery Nice !
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