Beef Pancake

Beef Pancake

　　Beef pancake, a pan-fried snack, features a golden color, crispy and fragrant crust, tender filling with a slight numbing taste. Cooking method: pan-fried. This is one of the famous local snacks from Xindu District in Chengdu, also known as beef pancake bun, among which the SanYiYuan Beef Pancake is the most renowned.

　　Sichuan-style beef pancake recipe: dDa

　　1. Scald the dough with boiling water, mix in a small amount of melted butter, knead well, and form into dough balls for later use. dDa

　　2. Finely chop lean fresh beef, then mix with fermented glutinous rice wine, salt, broad bean paste, soy sauce, raw Sichuan peppercorn powder, and minced ginger. Add chopped scallions and mix well to make the filling. dDa

　　3. Flatten the dough balls slightly, wrap in the filling, seal the edges, and press into round pancakes with your palm. dDa

　　4. Heat vegetable oil in a flat pan, add the pancake dough, and pan-fry until golden brown. dDa

　　Key tips: Control the oil temperature carefully when frying. dDa

　　The story behind SanYiYuan Beef Pancake: dDa

　　The most famous beef pancake is the “SanYiYuan Beef Pancake.” “SanYiYuan” was the only snack shop in old Chengdu that specialized in selling beef pancakes. Its maker was named Cao Daheng. However, he wasn’t a wealthy tycoon but a mute master who stood for decades by the fryer at the roadside stall making beef pancakes, hence Chengdu locals also call “SanYiYuan Beef Pancake” the Mute’s Pancake. dDa

　　“SanYiYuan” was a noodle shop opened during the late Qing Dynasty by Wang Jingting and two friends. They named it after the story of the “Oath of the Peach Garden” between Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. The shop specialized in beef pancakes and beef noodles. These snacks are made fresh and pan-fried on the spot, filling the air with aroma. A poem praises it: “When pancakes sizzle, the fragrance wafts through the streets, the tempting smell lures people to taste.”

　　The beef pancake from Xindu County’s Dianwei Snacks was recognized as one of China’s Famous Snacks in 1997. dDa