CHINESE FRIED SPRING ONION CAKES
11:01 Feb 24 2018
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ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CHINESE SNACK RECIPES THAT MY MOM MADE FOR ME AS A KID. I ADD DIFFERENT THINGS TO THIS RECIPE NOW AND AGAIN LIKE BACON PANCETTA AND PRAWNS ETC BUT THIS IS NOT MY RECIPE AND IT WASNT WRITTEN BY ME.ITS ONE I USE REGULARLY AND IS FROM A WEBSITE CALLED FOOD SAFARI.
Ingredients
300 g (2 cups) plain flour, plus extra, to dust
185 ml (¾ cup) vegetable oil
2 spring onions, thinly sliced, plus extra, to serve
Black vinegar dipping sauce
60 ml (¼ cup) Chinese black vinegar (chinkiang) (see Note)
60 ml (¼ cup) soy sauce
2 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 long red chillies, sliced, plus extra, to serve
Instructions
Resting time 1 hour
Sift flour into a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Make a well in the centre and add 160 ml lukewarm water. Using your hands, draw in flour, working from the centre outwards, until dough just comes together. Turn out onto a clean work surface and knead for 6 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Drizzle 60 ml vegetable oil into a clean bowl and add dough, turning to coat completely. Set aside to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, to make dipping sauce, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl, stirring to dissolve sugar, and set aside.
Remove dough from oil and divide into 10 pieces. Roll out one piece on a lightly floured work surface to a 15 cm round. Brush with vegetable oil, scatter with a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp spring onions. Roll up dough to enclose onion, then coil into a round disc, pressing down with your hands to seal. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out again to a 15 cm round. Place on a sheet of baking paper and set aside. Repeat with remaining dough, oil and spring onions to make 10 pancakes.
Heat half the remaining oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium–high heat. Working in batches, cook pancakes, turning, for 2 minutes each side or until golden and flaky, adding more oil to the pan as necessary. Place on paper towel to absorb excess oil, then cut into wedges and serve immediately with dipping sauce, extra spring onions and chilli.
Note
• Chinese black vinegar (chinkiang) is available from Asian food shops.
MAKES 10 CAKES
I HOUR PREPARATION
I LIKE TO ADD BACON RADISHES CHINESE SAUSAGE SMALL DRIED PRAWNS PORK FLOSS CRUSHED GARLIC TO MINE.
YOU CAN GET DRIED PRAWNS CHINESE LEP CHONG ALSO KNOWN AS CHINESE SAUSAGE AND PORK FLOSS OYSTER SAUVER KETCHUP MANIS WHICH IS SWEET SOY SAUCE FROM CHINESE OR ASIAN SPECIALTY FOOD STORES.
AS I AM ALLERGIC TO ALL CHILLI AND CURRY PRODUCTS, I SERVE MINE WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE HOME MADE PEANUT SATAY SAUCE OYSTER SAUCE OR KETCHUP MANIS.
PLEASE PRAY
08:30 Feb 15 2018
Times Read: 1,185
THERE WAS A SHOOTING AT A FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL WITH AT LEAST 17 INNOCENT LIVES LOST. THE TEENAGE GUN MAN WAS ARRESTED. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES OF THIS TERRIBLE SHOOTING.THE SCHOOL IS CALLED MAJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND FLORIDA .PLEASE GIVE THOSE YOU LOVE AN EXTRA HUG AND TELL YOUR LOVED ONES THAT YOU LOVE THEM ESPECIALLY WHEN SAYING GOODNIGHT OR GOODBYE IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO EITHRE YOU OR THEM. ALL LIFE IS PRECIOUS ESPECIALLY THE LIVES OF YOUR FRIENDS FAMILY KIDS AND PETS.I SADLY HAVE SEEN TERRIBLE THINGS AS A PARAMEDIC DUE TO DOMSETIC VIOLENCE SHOOTINGS BULLYING ROAD RAGE ETC.
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