Jinan specialty snacks Youxuan

By CassandreChristiansen

Jinan specialty snacks Youxuan
As a native of Jinan, I am familiar with Jinan's traditional snacks. It is these characteristic cultures that accompanied me to grow up. But as the city continues to modernize, less and less traditional culture remains, and one of my favorite specialty snacks, Youxuan, has become rare. Let's revisit childhood memories again today ~
Raw material: flour
Seasoning: salad oil, onion, salt

Recipe Recommendations

  • salad oil 50 grams
  • onion 30 grams
  • salt 5 grams

Steps for Jinan specialty snacks Youxuan

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Chop the shallots, remove from the pan and add the oil. After heating the oil to 50%, add the chopped shallots.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    After boiling the onions until they turn yellow, the onion oil is ready.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Add flour to the onion oil to make onion oil crisp.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Put the flour in a bowl and add the salt.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Add water and mix to form a soft dough, cover with a damp cloth, and soak for two hours.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Make the dough into long strips and squeeze it into 50-gram doses.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Stir for a while and roll it into long strips, brush with crispy onion oil, and stack it along the dough.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Brush the scallion crispy again, and roll up the noodles while pulling.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    Place the dose vertically and press flat.
  • Make  step 9
    10
    Put it in a pan and fry until both sides are colored.
  • Make  step 10
    11
    Place it on a baking sheet and place it in the oven. Bake at 180 degrees for 18 minutes.
  • Make  step 11
    12
    After taking it out, press out the middle of the side with the spiral pattern with your fingers while it is hot, and the oil spiral with visible layers is ready.