Okay, my family was originated from Fujian Province, China, Fujian Chinese Pancake Snacks 福建芽菜虾米饼 is the snack that simply delicious and easy to make. Almost every family has its own version, but it is relatively simple in ingredients preparation. But I have added some extra ingredients to have better textures.
Fujian Chinese Pancake Snacks 福建芽菜虾米饼 (Veggie and Shrimps)
Ingredients:
Flour – 1 cup
Water – mix into the flour to get a smooth and thin batter. (About 1 cup)
Beansprouts – 2 cups
Dried Shrimp – 2 tbsp
Green scallions – 2 tbsp (dice it)
black sesame seeds & white sesame seeds – 1 tsp
Black pepper – to taste
Salt – to taste
Lingham’s Hot sauce with garlic – garnish/ dipping sauce
Oil – to grease the cast iron
Fujian Chinese Pancake Snacks 福建芽菜虾米饼 (Veggie and Shrimps)
- Soak dried shrimps in water until soften (about 10 minutes), Keep the water, and set aside.
- Prepare a big bowl, add in flour and water (can also use the water that soaks the dried shrimp).
- Mix until it becomes a smooth batter.
- Add in dried shrimp, beansprouts and green scallion into the batter.
- Heat up the cast iron with oil
- Scoops the batter and start pan-fried in the heated cast iron.
- Flip to another side once you see the batter turned pale. (about 1 minute, depends on the thickness of the batter)
- Cook for another 1.5-2 minutes.
- Served with Lingham’s Hot sauce, YUM!!!