Beijing Style Jian Bing

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 small green onions, sliced thin
• 8 teaspoons cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/2 cup mild chinese chili sauce
• 4 eggs, small, medium
• 1 cup water
• 2 crispy bread crackers (you tiao or chinese crullers, you should be able to buy these at any major asian grocery store that )

Recipe

• 1 to make the crepe batter, mix the flour, 1 tablespoon oil, milk, and ½ cup water together until smooth.
• 2 in a small pan, add ½ teaspoon oil, and heat on medium. add the sliced green onions to the pan. fry for about 30 seconds, then add the hoisin sauce and chili sauce. cook for 1 minute. add ½ cup water, and stir. set aside for later use.
• 3 using a folded paper towel, coat the bottom of a large skillet or hot plate with ½ teaspoon of oil to prevent sticking. heat on medium high heat, wait until the pan is heated. stir the crepe batter again, and pour ¼ cup of it into the pan. using a large rectangular spatula, spread into a 8 inch by 12 inch thin layer. cook for about 30 seconds.
• 4 beat an egg in a small bowl and pour on top of the crepe. spread the egg evenly on the top of the crepe using a the back of a spoon. cook about 1 minute more, until the egg has partially solidified and the crepe is beginning to brown on the bottom, then flip over.
• 5 cook until the egg begins to brown, about 1 minute, then flip over so egg side is up.
• 6 using the back of a spoon spread ¼ of the sauces and green onion mixture evenly onto the egg surface. evenly spread two teaspoons of the chopped cilantro over the egg/crepe.
• 7 lay one half of a flat and square you tiao/chinese cruller on the middle of the egg/crepe.
• 8 fold both sides of the egg/crepe over the youtiao/ chinese cruller. crease the jian bing in the center with a spatula, and fold in half. fold a paper towel in half, and use it to hold the jian bing as you eat it.
• 9 repeat steps 3 to 8 for the remaining three jian bings this recipe makes.