Description
Learn how to make Jian Bing, a popular Chinese street food consisting of savory crepes filled with flavorful ingredients like hoisin sauce, chili sauce, cilantro, and fried wonton wrappers. These handheld packets are perfect for a satisfying breakfast or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Crepe Batter:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup mung bean flour or whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Fillings:
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 4 tablespoons chili sauce
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce or cabbage (optional)
- 1/2 cup fried wonton wrappers or 2 sheets fried Chinese dough (bao cui) for crunch
Instructions
- Prepare Crepe Batter: Whisk together all-purpose flour, mung bean flour, water, and salt until smooth.
- Cook Crepes: Heat a skillet, pour batter, crack an egg, add green onions, cook until set. Flip, add sauces, cilantro, lettuce, and crunch. Fold and serve warm.
Notes
- Mung bean flour can be substituted with whole wheat flour.
- For extra crunch, use fried dough (bao cui) or crushed wonton wrappers/tortilla chips.
- Adjust chili sauce according to spice preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crepe
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
