Vegan Crispy 'Duck' Pancakes

Celebrate Chinese New Year the proper way

This dish is part of the celebration of Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. Making them is a way to welcome the new year and pray for good yields from spring crops.

The pancakes are usually served with stir-fried vegetables – no dipping sauce or meat required. The vegetables can include carrots, bean sprouts, wood ear mushrooms, cucumbers, dried bamboo shoots, etc. and also stir-fried eggs. All the veggies are cut into thin long strips, seasoned with garlic, green onion, soy sauce, and sesame oil, and cooked in a wok until tender.

Look how easy it is to prepare:

Recipe by BOSH

If you want a delicious vegan recipe to cook for a special occasion, or just for the dinner tonight, than these vegan crispy 'duck' pancakes are the right thing!

Servings

12

Author

BOSH

Prep time

15 Min

Cook time

30 Min

Total time

45 Min

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Vegan crispy 'duck' pancakes

If you want a delicious vegan recipe to cook for a special occasion, or just for the dinner tonight, than these vegan crispy 'duck' pancakes are the right thing!

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp chicken seasoning
• 1 tbsp Chinese five spice
• 600g king oyster mushrooms
• 1 medium cucumber
• 8 spring onions
• 6 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 10g coriander (leaves)
• 12 Chinese pancakes

Instructions

1. First, prepare the "duck". Cut the caps off the mushrooms and finely slice. Shred the stems of the mushrooms with two forks until they look a bit like shredded chicken. Add the oil, chicken seasoning and Chinese five spice to the mixing bowl and stir to combine. Put the mushrooms in a bowl and stir until completely covered.
2. Transfer the shredded mushrooms to a roasting tin, making sure they’re well spaced in the bottom of the tin. Put the tin in the oven and roast for 30 minutes, tossing halfway through to ensure you get an even cook.
3. Prepare the rest of the ingredients. Trim and halve the cucumber lengthways. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Cut the two long halves into thirds and cut the thirds into fine matchsticks. Trim and half the spring onions length ways. Cut the spring onions into pieces the same length as the cucumber pieces. Cut the spring onions into long shreds.
4. Prepare the pancakes according to packet instructions.
5. Time to eat! Take the mushrooms out of the oven, transfer them to a serving bowl. Transfer the prepared veggies to serving bowls and put the bowls on the table. Lay the duck, spring onions, cucumber, sesame seeds and coriander on top of the pancakes, drizzle over some hoisin sauce. Roll the pancakes up neatly and enjoy!

Notes:

How to Make Five-Spice Powder

Five-spice powder (五香粉) is a common ingredient in Chinese cuisine. It encompasses all five tastes — sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami — and uses five different spices. This seasoning is a mixture of star anise, cloves, Chinese cinnamon, Sichuan (Szechuan) peppercorns, and fennel seeds, and it's easy to make:

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns
• 5 to 6 whole star anise
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon ground Chinese cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground fennel

Instructions

In a dry skillet or wok, toast the Sichuan peppercorns by shaking the pan over low to medium heat until the aroma of the peppercorns is released for about 3 minutes. Grind the toasted peppercorns and the star anise in a blender or spice grinder. Pass the blended seasonings through a fine-mesh strainer. Mix in the ground cloves, ground cinnamon, and ground fennel seeds. Place the mixture back into the blender or spice grinder and grind the spices until very fine. Store in an airtight container and keep in a dark, cool space until use. 

Calories

153.39

Fat (grams)

6.39

Sat. Fat (grams)

1.14

Carbs (grams)

20.63

Fiber (grams)

2.49

Net carbs

18.15

Sugar (grams)

3.26

Protein (grams)

5.19

Sodium (milligrams)

316.71

Cholesterol (grams)

23.84

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Dinner, Special Occasion

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