Spicy Chinese potato pancake (干煸洋芋丝)
If you love potato and fancy spicy flavour, you must try this Chinese potato pancake! It’s pungent and crispy. A great side dish to add zing to your meal.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 medium-sized potatoes (about 400g/14oz)
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 stalk spring onion, finely chopped
- Fresh chilli or dried chilli, finely chopped ( to taste)
- Ground Sichuan pepper or cumin powder (to taste)
- Salt (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Peel the potatoes. Thinly slice them, then cut the slices into fine julienne strips (see note 1 & 2).
- 2
Heat up ½ tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Stir in 1/4 of the potato strips, along with 1/4 of the spring onion and fresh chilli. Sprinkle with ground Sichuan pepper (or cumin powder) and salt.
- 3
When the potato strips become slightly soft, press them with a spatular to form a flat, round shape.
- 4
Flip over (with the help of a plate if necessary) when the first side is golden brown.
- 5
Transfer to a plate when the second side is done. Repeat the procedure to cook another three pancakes.