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Ken Hom

Onion Cakes

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Preparation info
  • Each cake serves

    2

    as an appetizer .
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Chinese Technique
Chinese Technique

By Ken Hom

Published 1981

  • About

Here we sandwich chopped scallions between layers of pancake, then deep-fry them to make a light, flaky pastry. The process is remarkably simple, and the results are super. You can make Onion Cakes flat or rolled. Both make a fine appetizer or can be served as an accompaniment to soup.

Ingredients

  • Pancakes
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Pinch of salt
  • Chopped scallions and

Method

  • Deep-frying
  • The pancakes can be prepared up to an hour ahead through step 3 and stored in tightly wrapped plastic so that they don’t dry out.

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