Description
Learn how to make Jian Bing, a popular Chinese street food consisting of savory crepes filled with eggs, herbs, sauces, and crispy wonton strips.
Ingredients
Scale
Crepes:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup mung bean flour or rice flour
- 1 cup water
- 2 large eggs
- Pinch of salt
Fillings and Toppings:
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce (optional)
- ½ cup crispy wonton strips or crumbled fried wonton wrappers
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil for cooking
Instructions
- Prepare the Batter: Whisk together flours, water, and salt until smooth.
- Cook the Crepes: Pour batter into a greased pan, add egg, scallions, and cilantro. Cook until set.
- Add Fillings: Spread hoisin and chili sauce, add wonton strips. Fold the crepe.
- Serve: Remove from pan and enjoy hot.
Notes
- Best served hot and fresh.
- Customize with ham, tofu, or lettuce.
- Substitute rice flour for mung bean flour.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crepe
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 185mg
