I've been craving green onion pancakes for awhile now. I miss the delicious aroma of fried green onions when they are hot. Today I decided to make some. So I googled and found this recipe from Nook & Pantry and prepared it with some minor adjustments.
Green Onion Pancake (葱油饼)
8 4-in servings
2 1/2 cup AP flour
3/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup cold water
1/2 tsp salt +more for mixing with green onions later
~4 green onions
oil for frying and mixing with green onions
1. Combine flour and salt, add hot water, stir to combine. (The mixture will be crumbly.)
2. Let the dough cool a bit then +cold water. Knead till smooth, ~3-4 min. (The dough is pretty wet.)
3. Let the dough rest for ~1 hr in an oiled bowl, covered. (This allows the flour to really soak in the water. Did not see any significant rising.)
4. Green onion mixture: thinly cut the green onions. Add a little salt ~1/4 tsp and mix in with hand. Crush the green onion a bit while mixing. Add enough oil to coat the green onions and mix again.
5. Roll the dough into a log and divide into 8 pieces. Take one and leave the rest covered.
6. Roll the piece out to desired thickness. (The thinner it is, the more layers the final pancake will have.) Spread 1 tsp of green onion mixture on top.
7. Roll up the dough tightly and coil it. Seal the end by tucking it underneath the coil.
8. Hand press the coil to flatten it and use a rolling pin to finish rolling it to desired thickness. (The dough will stretch and break. It's ok.)
9. Repeat with the rest of the pieces.
*At this point, you can freeze the pancakes by putting them in between layers of plastic.
10. Heat the pan to medium to medium hot. Add a bit of oil in the pan and fry the dough till golden brown on both sides.
Notes: Next time I think I will probably triple or quadruple the recipe. 1 of this is enough for 2 people. However, it'll be nice to have some frozen for use during the rest of the week or have something bigger than coaster sized pancakes.
For dinner: King mackerel and cole slaw
Sprite made cole slaw last night with the goal of replicating the delicious KFC cole slaw. The vegetables soaked overnight to absorb the flavors. Turned out pretty damn close.
As for the mackerel, I was shopping at 99 Ranch when I decided why not try some fish? I'm usually not a fish person, but grilling can't be too bad. Plus, a fillet of it was only $2.50 or so. Lets try it.
I found a recipe on google. Super easy and really delicious.
Clean and season fish with salt, black pepper and garlic. While grilling, place lemon slices on top. When serving, garnish with lemon slices as well. It's good.
A note on cooking mackerel in my cast iron pan: Cook on medium. Place skin side down to cook till opaque ~60-75% through on the thickest part. Flip and cook for 2/3 the amount of time used to cook the first side. Fish, unlike terrestral meat, is ready when there's a little bounce in the flesh when pressed. This worked out well for now. Will do more fiddling with cooking time.
(I really need to take some pictures of these food.)
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