Hunan Onion Cake

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 flour tortillas or 8 wheat flour tortillas
• 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green onion
• peanut oil (for deep frying)
• salt (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brush 4 tortillas with sesame oil then some of egg.
• 2 sprinkle about 2 tablespoons green onions over each tortilla.
• 3 top each with remaining tortillas.
• 4 press firmly around edges and cover with plastic wrap or cover with wax paper. place a plate on top of the cakes for 15 minutes to help seal the edges.
• 5 let stand until ready to deep fry.
• 6 heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep pan to 400°f.
• 7 using tongs, slip tortilla cakes, one at a time, into hot oil.
• 8 cook, turning with tongs, to puffy and golden brown on both sides.
• 9 drain each cake, holding it vertically over pan.
• 10 drain again on paper towels.
• 11 while hot, cut each cake into 4 to 8 wedges.
• 12 sprinkle lightly with salt if desired.
• 13 serve hot.