Quick Scallion Pancakes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper
• 4 bunches scallions, about 1 lb
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce (i use low sodium)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil or 2 tablespoons canola oil or 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 bring a medium pot of salted water to boil while you trim the scallions. roughly chop 3/4 of them, and mince the remainder.
• 2 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. (i used an immersion blender, because i was too lazy to drag out the big blender. worked just fine.).
• 3 mix the puree with the egg and soy sauce, then gently stir in the flour until blended; add pepper and the reserved minced scallions. film a non-stick skillet with oil and turn the heat to medium high.
• 4 drop the batter by the tablespoon or 1/4 cup, and cook the pancakes about 2 minutes per side, or until lightly browned. if necessary, pancakes can be held in a 200 degree oven for about 30 minutes.
• 5 i serve with just simple soy sauce as a dip.