Scallion Pancake Tacos

Chicken Marinade

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp chili crisp
  • 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice
  • garlic clove – grated
  • 1 tsp grated ginger

Slaw Ingredients

  • 3 sliced cucumbers
  • 1 sliced bell pepper
  • 1 garlic clove – grated
  • 1 tsp ginger – grated
  • 1 tsp chili crisp
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt to taste

Scallion Pancake Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sourdough discard
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 Chopped scallions

Recipe

  1. Marinate cubed chicken thighs for at least 1 hour or up to overnight
  2. Assemble the slaw
  3. Mix scallion pancake batter (minus the scallions)
  4. Air fry or pan fry the chicken until cooked through (approximately 10 mins at 350 depending on how you cut the chicken)
  5. While the chicken is cooking, make the pancakes: Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and pour pancake batter in. Then sprinkle scallions on top. Once the edge looks set and bubbles stop – flip. Cook on the other side for just a minute.
  6. Assemble tacos with the scallion pancake, chicken, and salad on top
  7. Garnish with raw sliced carrot