Ma Jiang Shao Bing (Sesame Paste Flatbread)
The best partner for shabu-shabu! Crispy baked bread with sesame seeds
Description
The absolute mandatory staple ordered at Beijing Halal restaurants (especially Shabu-shabu spots). A round baked flatbread made by spreading rich 'Zhi Ma Jiang' (sesame paste) and spices over wheat dough, rolling it into dozens of layers, and baking it shatteringly crisp in an oven.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Wheat flour
- Sesame paste(Zhi Ma Jiang)
- Sichuan pepper powder
- Five-Spice
- White sesame
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Dough) Knead wheat flour, warm water, and a touch of yeast. Ferment slightly into a soft dough.
- (Sesame Paste) Mix 'Zhi Ma Jiang' (sesame paste) with salt, Sichuan pepper powder, Five-Spice, and a dash of soy sauce.
- (Layering) Roll the dough into a paper-thin rectangle.
- Smear the surface heavily and evenly with the sesame paste.
- Roll it up tightly into a long tube, ensuring no air pockets.
- Pinch off bite-sized sections. Turn the cut side up and smash it flat with your palm into a disc. This traps dozens of sesame layers inside.
- Brush with soy (or honey water) and press heavily into white sesame seeds.
- Bake on a griddle (or in an oven) until the outside is crispy and the inside is fluffy and fragrant.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Rich roasted aroma of sesame paste and Five-Spice、五香粉の香り
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Smear sesame paste on puff pastry, roll, and bake)
Pairing
Shuan Yang Rou (Mutton Hot Pot) / Mutton Soup
Trivia
[Trivia] 'Shao Bing' refers to baked flatbreads in the North. In Halal cuisine where pork lard is forbidden, Islamic artisans brilliantly used sesame oil to create the shatteringly crisp, pie-like layers.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Bite it hot. The outer sesame seeds burst with a 'CRUNCH', and the dozens of internal layers crumble beautifully. Dipping it slightly into the rich sesame sauce of the mutton hot pot is the ultimate luxury of Beijing locals.
Allergen
Wheat, Sesame, Soybeans (Soy sauce)