Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Chinese Egg Breakfast Crepes
中式雞蛋煎餅果子
Recipe overview
A mixed-flour crepe is cooked with egg and folded around lettuce and a crisp cracker.
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Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 100 g plain flour
- 30 g fine cornmeal, not cornflour starch
- 4 pieces eggs
- 4 leaves lettuce
- 4 pieces ready-to-eat thin crisp crackers
- 2 stalks spring onions
- 260 ml water
- 0.25 tsp salt
Recipe cooking oil
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Thin sauce layer
- 2 tbsp sweet bean sauce
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Tools
- mixing bowl
- sieve
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- measuring spoons
- measuring jug
- serving plate
- lidded nonstick frying pan
- pastry brush
- ladle
- spatula
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Steps
Step 1
Wash lettuce leaves individually and drain thoroughly
Wash lettuce leaves individually and drain thoroughly.
Step 2
Wash and finely slice spring onions into a small bowl
Wash and finely slice spring onions into a small bowl.
Step 3
Combine plain flour, cornmeal and salt
Combine plain flour, cornmeal and salt.
Step 4
Add water gradually to make a flowing batter, breaking up lumps
Add water gradually to make a flowing batter, breaking up lumps.
Step 5
Place sauce, lettuce and crackers on a clean surface near the stove
Place sauce, lettuce and crackers on a clean surface near the stove.
Step 6
Heat a 28 cm nonstick pan over medium heat and brush with half a tablespoon oil
Heat a 28 cm nonstick pan over medium heat and brush with half a tablespoon oil.
Step 7
Pour in one quarter of the batter, swirl into a thin circle and cook 1 minute
Pour in one quarter of the batter, swirl into a thin circle and cook 1 minute.
Step 8
Crack an egg onto the crepe, spread with a spatula and add a quarter of the onions
Crack an egg onto the crepe, spread with a spatula and add a quarter of the onions.
Step 9
Once the egg sets, flip and cook 2 minutes until both white and yolk are fully cooked
Once the egg sets, flip and cook 2 minutes until both white and yolk are fully cooked.
Step 10
Spread half a tablespoon sweet bean sauce thinly on the upper surface
Spread half a tablespoon sweet bean sauce thinly on the upper surface.
Step 11
Add one lettuce leaf and one cracker, then fold the sides inward into a parcel
Add one lettuce leaf and one cracker, then fold the sides inward into a parcel.
Step 12
Repeat for three more crepes and serve while the cracker is still crisp
Repeat for three more crepes and serve while the cracker is still crisp.
Common mistakes
- Do not replace cornmeal with cornflour starch or fold before the egg is cooked.
Tips
Stir batter before each crepe for consistent thickness. Bean sauce and crackers commonly contain wheat or soy; check labels.
