One of my favourite things to order at a Taiwanese restaurant is their Green Onion Beef Rolls 牛肉捲餅. A lot of times you will find this at BBT shops. This Taiwanese burrito makes a great snack! I love the pan fried scallion pancake on the outside, wrapped around tender beef shanks, cucumbers and lots of scallions. I love the sweet hoisin sauce that binds everything together. Of course, this dish has a varying degree of success restaurant to restaurant. Some are too oily, while others are too salty or saucy. So, I decided to make my own version of this infamous beef roll. And honestly, it is so damn easy to make (especially with an InstantPot).
The InstantPot is also perfect for making our healing soups like Chinese Soup for Back Pain.
I love a crispy, flaky, green onion pancake with a little chew. It shouldn't been overly greasy or heavy with shortening. This classic snack can be enjoyed on it's own or paired with some delicious tender beef shanks. Often I would make beef shanks in my Instantpot ahead of time like I do with braised beef brisket and tendons. It goes perfectly with a bowl of noodles or as a side dish.
For more Taiwanese-inspired flavors, try our Taiwanese Crispy Salty Peppery Chicken Recipe.
Often when I make these beef rolls, I would also make a batch of Spicy Smashed Cucumber Salad 拍黄瓜 and a batch of spicy Sichuan Husband and Wife Lung Slices 夫妻肺片. The name itself is rather silly and there's probably a wive's tale somewhere how the name originated. It is simply just slices of beef brisket and tripe marinated in a spicy Sichuan peppercorn, sesame soy sauce! No husband died or wife died...
Making scallion pancakes 蔥油餅 at home is fairly easy and it takes only 5 ingredients: All purpose flour, hot water, salt, sesame oil and green onions. Sometimes I also add in some cilantro just because I LOVE cilantro. I can never get enough!
This dough technique is similar to what's used in traditional Chinese Dim Sum Shrimp Toast Air Fryer Recipe.
Serve with Stir Fry Okra Black Fungus and Quick Bang Bang Chicken for a complete Taiwanese feast.
I'd love to see how you went with my recipes! Leave a comment below or tag me on Instagram @INSTANOMSS #INSTANOMSS.
> Recipe
PrintTAIWANESE GREEN ONION SCALLION PANCAKES 蔥油餅
Extra crispy and flaky green onion pancakes with a little chew. Quick and easy 5 ingredients InstantPot Taiwanese Green Onion Beef Rolls Recipe | 牛肉捲餅
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Appetizers
- Cuisine: Chinese, Taiwanese
Ingredients
- 4C AP Flour
- 2C hot water
- 3-4 stalks green onions (chopped)
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix AP flour with hot water. Whisk together while alternating between flour and water until water is absorbed and dough pulls away from the side and dough is formed.
- Knead for 8 mins. Lightly flour surface for easier handling.
- Cover dough in plastic saran wrap and let rest for 20-30 minutes.
- Divide dough into 8 balls.
- First Roll: Roll out each ball into a circle with a rolling pin. Sprinkle salt and top with FCGO (finely chopped green onions). Brush surface with sesame oil.
- Coil the dough and green onions into a bundle. Tuck in the ends and press dough to flatten.
- Second Roll: Divide dough into 8 balls. Roll out each ball into a circle with a rolling pin until it becomes ⅛″ thick.
- Frying
- Heat a non-stick fry pan over medium heat. (You can set your InstantPot to sauté mode).
- Add 2 tablespoon of oil.
- Once the pan is ripping hot, gently place your scallion pancakes in the fry pan.
- Fry the green onion pancakes until golden. Approximately 1-2 minutes depending on your stove. Keep a watchful eye!
- Set aside on wire rack to cool or place them in the oven at 200F to keep warm while you fry the rest.
CHINESE BRAISED BEEF SHANK RECIPE | 滷牛腱
滷牛腱 Braised beef shank is an easy dish to eat as a snack or paired with noodles or green onion pancakes 蔥油餅!
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Instantpot
- Cuisine: Chinese, Taiwanese
Ingredients
- 2 lbs 牛腱 beef shanks
- 3 slices ginger
- 3 whole star anise
- 1 green onion
- 1 shallot, cut into chunks
- 1 small piece of rock sugar
- 1 L water
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- 1 tbsp Broad Bean Paste (dou ban jiang)
- 2 Thai chilies (optional)
- 1 packet of Gia Vi Nau Pho (Pho Hoa) Beef Noodle Soup Spices
- 4 tbsp cooking wine
- 4 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- Blanch beef shank in boiling hot water for approximately 5 minutes to remove impurities.
- Rinse under a cold bath.
- Cut the shank in half (depending how long it is to fit into InstantPot).
- Add cooking oil in Instant Pot and press Saute Mode.
- Add garlic, shallots and star anise when Instant Pot displays "hot".
- Add shank and brown the meat.
- Add in remaining ingredients.
- Cook in Pressure Cooking Mode for 30 minutes.
- Release pressure.
- Place in freezer for 20 minutes or fridge for 1 hour so the meat tightens. This will help to give you nice looking slices later.
- Slice beef shank thinly.
- Set aside; Served alone as snack or with rice or soup noodles.
TAIWANESE GREEN ONION BEEF ROLLS SAUCE RECIPE
The spirit of Taiwanese Green Onion Beef Rolls comes from the sauce as much as the crispy pancakes or tender beef shanks. This sweet savory sauce can be used as a dip with other savoury snacks.
- Prep Time: 3
- Cook Time: 2
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer, sauce
- Method: Instantpot
- Cuisine: chinese, taiwanese
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1.5 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 0.5 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbps water
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Mix well.
InstantPot Taiwanese Green Onion Beef Rolls Recipe | 牛肉捲餅
Easy to make scallion pancakes 蔥油餅, Beef Shanks and Taiwanese Beef Rolls at home is fairly easy and it takes only 5 ingredients: All purpose flour, hot water, salt, sesame oil and green onions.
- Prep Time: 1
- Cook Time: 2
- Total Time: 3 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Instantpot
- Cuisine: Chinese, Taiwanese
Ingredients
Ingredients from above cooked recipes
Instructions
Assembling:
- Warm up your Taiwanese Green Onion Scallion Pancakes 蔥油餅 at 200F for 10 mins (if you've previously let cooled).
- Brush some sauce over pancakes
- Top with thinly sliced beef shank meat
- Layer on top green onion stalks (sliced in half), cucumber slices, cilantro (optional)
- Brush another thin layer of sauce over pancakes
- Roll up and cut your pancakes at desired width.
- Served with XO sauce and extra Hoisin sauce.
Notes
Pro Tip: Make extra beef shank. Save the broth from the InstantPot and make noodle soup with later. Can be frozen up to a week.
Pin the above image to your Chinese recipe board to bookmark this page. We are so excited to share our recipes with you!
More Chinese Recipes
Chinese Steamed Chicken With Shiitake Mushroom 冬菇蒸雞
Air Fryer BBQ Pork Char Siu 氣炸鍋蜜汁叉燒
Red Bean Soup (Instant Pot) 蓮子百合紅豆沙
Braised Beef Brisket & Tendon 柱侯蘿蔔炆牛筋腩
Best Postpartum Pig Trotter Black Vinegar and Ginger 豬腳薑醋
This post contains affiliate links and/or products submitted to Nomss for editorial consideration. To find out more, please visit our About/Disclaimer page.
Remove Ad-Block to view shopping guide!
Connie Chan says
Thank you for the recipes! This is not about food, but a minor typo. It should be 夫妻"肺"片 not "廢" which means "trash"...sorry, can't help it--I'm a teacher 🙂 Thanks for sharing your recipes!
Nancy says
Hi Connie! Thanks for catching my error! I greatly appreciate your time to read thru my post! I love teachers 🙂