Fast Scallion Pancakes
Posted on June 11, 2010
Ingredients:
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 bunches scallions or spring onions, about 1 pound
1 egg
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 cup flour
Peanut, canola or olive oil as needed
Directions:
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil while you trim the scallions. Roughly chop three bunches, and mince the fourth.
Add the larger portion of scallions to the water, and cook about 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Puree the cooked scallions in a blender, adding just enough of the cooking liquid to allow the machine to do its work. Mix the puree with the egg and soy, then gently stir in the flour until blended. Add pepper to taste, then the reserved minced scallions. Film a nonstick or well-seasoned skillet with oil, and turn the heat to medium-high. Drop the batter into the pan by the tablespoon or quarter cup, and cook about 2 minutes to a side, or until lightly browned. If necessary, the pancakes can be kept warm in a 200-degree oven for about 30 minutes
Yield 4 servings, Time 20 minutes
If you omit the soy -– making these pancakes a perfect accompaniment to braised foods that use European seasonings — you can use any vegetable oil or even a good olive oil.
Source: The New York Times (http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/recipe-of-the-day-fast-scallion-pancakes/)
Note: Though the recipe calls for 4 bunches of scallions, the author is envisioning the small scallion bunches one finds in the supermarket. 1-2 of our bunches should be plenty for this recipe (each bunch is about a pound). In that case, coarse chop 3/4 of the bunch and mince the remaining 1/4.
