Chun Bing (Beijing Spring Pancakes)
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Description
A chewy, paper-thin crepe made from hot-water wheat dough (the exact same pancake used for Peking Duck). A Beijing specialty where diners self-wrap their favorite stir-fries, like shredded pork in sweet bean sauce or stir-fried bean sprouts, inside the pancake.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Boiling water
- Sesame oil
- Cooking oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Whisk boiling water slowly into flour (hot-water dough), then add a splash of cold water and knead until smooth. (Boiling water prevents the cooked dough from hardening, keeping it chewy).
- Rest the dough, form into ping-pong balls, and flatten.
- The Pro Technique: Generously brush oil (sesame oil) on one side of two dough discs, and press them together 'oil-sides facing inwards'.
- Roll the stacked pair together with a rolling pin until paper-thin and translucent.
- Cook on a dry griddle over medium heat until faint brown spots appear on both sides.
- While piping hot, gently peel them apart from the edge. The trapped oil allows them to separate perfectly into 'two ultra-thin crepes'.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
None(The wrapped dishes provide the flavor)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought tortillas (but they are thick and crumbly)
Pairing
Jing Jiang Rou Si / Chao He Cai(Stir-fried sprouts and chives)
Trivia
[Trivia] In Northern China, there is a lucky custom of wrapping spring vegetables in this pancake on 'Li Chun' (the first day of Spring), known as 'Yao Chun' (Biting the Spring). Highly fun to order as a carb and wrap your stir-fries in at restaurants.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Lay the Chun Bing flat in your left hand, smear sweet bean sauce, pile on your favorite stir-fry, fold the bottom up, then fold the sides in to make a 'wrap sandwich', and take a huge bite.
Allergen
Wheat, Sesame