Shao Bing You Tiao (Crispy Flatbread with Fried Dough)
Taiwanese street food: flaky, crispy flatbread layered with savory meat and crispy fried dough sticks. A show-stopping breakfast or brunch that tastes restaurant-quality despite being entirely doable at home.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 580
- Protein
- 18g
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup water
- 3 cups neutral oil for frying
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup hot water
- ½ lb ground pork or chicken
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 stalks scallions, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Mix 1.5 cups flour with 0.5 tsp salt in a bowl.
- 2
Add 0.75 cup water gradually, stirring until a shaggy dough forms.
- 3
Knead dough on a floured surface 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- 4
Let dough rest 15 minutes under a damp cloth while you prep other components.
- 5
Roll dough thin, cut into 4×1-inch strips, then stretch each strip to 5-6 inches.
- 6
Heat 3 cups oil in a deep pot or wok to 350°F — oil sizzles when a strip is dropped in.
- 7
Fry dough strips 2-3 at a time for 2-3 minutes until golden brown and puffy.
- 8
Transfer fried dough to a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside to cool.
- 9
Mix 2 cups flour with 1 cup hot water, stirring until a rough dough forms.
- 10
Knead dough 3-4 minutes until smooth, then divide into 4 balls.
- 11
Brown ground pork in a skillet over medium-high, breaking it up, ~6 minutes.
- 12
Stir soy sauce and scallions into the meat, cooking 1 minute until fragrant.
- 13
Remove meat from heat and let cool slightly while you flatten the dough.
- 14
Roll each dough ball into a thin 6-inch circle on a floured surface.
- 15
Spread 2 tbsp meat mixture and 1 fried dough stick on each flatbread circle.
- 16
Roll or fold flatbread into a package, sealing the edges by pressing gently.
- 17
Pan-fry each shao bing over medium-high in a dry skillet 3 minutes per side until crispy and golden.
- 18
Serve hot with optional soy sauce or chili oil for dipping.
Tools you’ll need
- mixing bowl
- measuring cups and spoons
- damp cloth
- cutting board
- knife
- deep pot or wok
- deep-fry thermometer
- paper towels
- skillet or wok for browning meat
- spoon for breaking up meat
- 12-inch skillet for pan-frying flatbread
- rolling pin
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