Chinese meat pancakes
Description
The pastry is prepared simply and quickly. Chinese meat flatbreads are not as difficult to make as they seem at first glance. Follow the step‑by‑step recipe and you will succeed. Use any meat and spices you like and have at home. The given amount of ingredients yields three large flatbreads. Juicy, tasty flatbreads will not leave you indifferent. The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Take the ingredients for making the flatbreads.
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Step 2
Prepare the filling for the flatbreads. Place any ground meat in a bowl. Add chopped herbs or green onions.
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Step 3
Add the sliced onion.
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Step 4
Add soy sauce and season the minced meat with salt to taste.
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Step 5
Add ground black pepper to taste and a little broth or water. Mix the filling for the flatbreads. It should be thick and spread well over the dough.
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Step 6
Make the dough. Put flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl.
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Step 7
Add the water and stir. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 15–20 minutes. During this time, gluten will develop in the dough.
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Step 8
After that, take the dough out of the bowl and knead a not very tough, elastic dough.
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Step 9
Divide the dough into three parts. Roll out one part as thinly as possible, using flour. Then make cuts, dividing the sheet of dough into roughly nine sections.
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Step 10
Spread the filling onto the dough in an even, not very thick layer, leaving one square free. Lay the minced meat, leaving a half‑centimeter allowance along the cuts and around the perimeter of the layer.
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Step 11
Fold the dough carefully, as shown in the photo.
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Step 12
Now like this.
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Step 13
Next step.
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Step 14
And again, fold the next square.
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Step 15
Next step.
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Step 16
The penultimate step.
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Step 17
Now like this.
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Step 18
This is the resulting square.
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Step 19
Now roll out the flatbread a little with a rolling pin.
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Step 20
Place onto a hot pan with a small amount of oil. Fry until golden brown over medium heat on one side.
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Step 21
Fry on the other side. After that, pour a little water into the pan, cover with a lid and steam the flatbread for 5–6 minutes.