Shou Zhua Bing (Taiwanese Flaky Scallion Pancake)
More layers than croissants!? Crispy street bread loose by hand
Description
The advanced evolution of Cong You Bing (Scallion Pancake), currently dominating street stalls across Asia. Dough is rolled with oil, stretched paper-thin, and while grilling, the chef forcefully smashes the edges inward with spatulas. This fluffs the dough into dozens of shatteringly crisp, croissant-like layers.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Lard(or butter)
- Eggs
- Bacon
- Lettuce
- Sweet soy sauce
- Mayonnaise
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Trends]
- (Dough Secret) Knead flour with boiling water, cold water, and 'lard (or butter)'. Rest.
- Roll the dough paper-thin until translucent, smear with oil roux (You Su).
- Accordion-fold the dough like a fan, coil it into a spiral, and roll it flat again (creates more complex layers than a croissant).
- (Grilling) Grill both sides on an oiled flat top.
- [The Ultimate Highlight]: As the dough cooks and puffs, take two spatulas and rhythmically 'SMASH and SCRUNCH' the pancake inward from the edges. This forces air inside, violently fluffing and separating the crispy layers.
- Crack an egg onto the grill, place the fluffed pancake on top to bind them.
- Add bacon, lettuce, cheese, sweet soy glaze, and mayo. Wrap it up.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Overwhelming roasted aroma of layered lard and wheat
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Buy frozen Paratha/Shou Zhua Bing and pan-fry)
Pairing
Boba Milk Tea / Fruit Tea
Trivia
[Trivia] Introduced from Taiwan to Mainland China in the early 2000s, instantly conquering the nation as a 'national breakfast/snack'. Today, it is a permanent fixture in Chinese frozen food aisles and has become a massive hit in Japanese supermarkets as well.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Hold the piping hot crepe in a paper bag. True to its name 'Shou Zhua' (Hand-grabbed), the flaky layers crumble so easily you essentially tear the pastry apart with your hands, enjoying the highly addictive junk-food flavors inside.
Allergen
Wheat, Eggs, Dairy, Pork