A frozen scallion pancake, loaded with eggs, spinach, avocado and chili crisp! A five minute meal perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
Scallion Pancake with Eggs
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That is super easy & amazing! love it! The chili crisp is everything!
KAREN
Watch How To Make These Scallion Pancakes
It’s 2024 and Now I Love Scallion Pancakes.
HO. LY. SMOKES. This is an SOS hero food if there ever was one!
Frozen scallion pancakes, man. Wow. Add some eggs, some spinach, avocado and chili crisp, and it’s a 5 minute meal that I’ve come to rely on SO HEAVILY over the last few months.
Scallion pancakes are a part of Asian cuisine – many think they originated in China, and the ones I buy from Trader Joe’s are branded as Taiwanese Green Onion Pancakes. When I was reading about ways to cook them on Reddit, I came across several posts from people recalling when their Chinese or Taiwanese parents cooked these for them as kids – fried scrambly egg stuck to the back side, rolled up and served with a simple sauce. Then a few months ago, I saw a video posted by the Woks of Life that shows this same thing – the pancake, the egg, and wait wait wait – THE AVOCADO.
I took this idea, added some wilted spinach, and this is now my one-stop shop for all types of meals: WFH breakfast, Girl Dinner, or just an SOS hangry moment. The girls love them, too – I cut them into smaller rounds, almost like a pinwheel, for them to eat for snack or a quick dinner.
Sauces I’ve enjoyed for dunking or layering in the middle:
- Japanese BBQ or teriyaki
- Chili crisp
- Gochujang sauce
- Just a dash of soy sauce or fish sauce
But you honestly really don’t even need a sauce if you have a layer of something creamy (like avocado, or dare I say, melty American cheese) in there.
I’ve been texting all my friends about these. If you haven’t yet… it’s time to try them!
How To Make This Recipe
1
Fry Up Your Scallion Pancake.
The ones from Trader Joe’s come frozen and individually wrapped. Toast or fry on both sides till nice and golden and yummy! It’s flaky, chewy, very carb-forward in the best way.
2
Fry Some Eggs.
In the same pan, throw a couple eggs in there. Scallion pancake is coming on top in three, two…
3
Squish that Pancake on Top.
Scallion pancake goes on top, pressing it down gently to break the yolks and adhere to the eggs as they finish cooking.
4
Finish with Toppings of Choice.
For me, avocado and chili crisp. But I also like this with a slice or two of American cheese. Roll it up and go! Yum!
Scallion Pancake with Eggs
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Description
A frozen scallion pancake, loaded with eggs, spinach, avocado and chili crisp! A five minute meal perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 scallion pancake
- a spritz of avocado oil, or a small pat of butter
- 1 handful of spinach
- 1–2 eggs
- salt and pepper
- half an avocado
- chili crisp to taste
Instructions
- Fry your scallion pancake in the oil until golden on both sides. Remove from the pan and set aside. (I use a nonstick pan for this.)
- In the same pan, add a handful of spinach to wilt it down. When it’s softened, scoot it towards the center of the pan so the scallion pancake will catch all of it when you put it back down.
- Add the eggs; fry until the whites have started to set. Use a spatula to break the yolks and spread gently. Before the eggs are fully cooked, squish the scallion pancake on top of the eggs so it sticks to them as they finish cooking.
- Remove from heat, fill with toppings of choice (cheese, avocado, sauces, chili crisp is a good move). Roll it up and slice it in half and GO TO TOWN! These are amazing.
- Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Taiwanese
Keywords: scallion pancake, scallion pancake with eggs, scallion pancakes wrap
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October 22, 2024
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That is super easy & amazing! love it! The chili crisp is everything!
Spam!
I’m so excited you posted this recipe as I’ve been obsessed with these since I heard of the Win Son Bakery version! Will definitely try TJ’s scallion pancakes. Question – will you tell me what non-stick pan you’re using? I tried to find info about it on the site and came up short and would love a recommendation if you like yours. Thank you!
Nordic Ware Basalt Pans! 🙂
Thank you!!
I picked up a pack of these at TJ’s and wasn’t sure what to do with them… Thank you for the solution! Another SOS recipe to save the day!
Yay! Glad to be of service! 🙂
I am confident I could eat this every day for the next 6 months and be wonderfully happy!
Spam
Really, really good. Delicious ad easy.
The flavor on these was amazing but I found the pancake was too thick and small to roll up, or even fold in half. It was also so oily that it had to be eaten with a fork and knife. I used the same package from Trader Joe’s and just one egg! Do you roll them flatter or do anything to make them thinner or did I just get a different pack? Nevertheless, this is a combo I’ll come back to because it was so tasty!
Hi Erin! Thanks for the feedback! There are 2 different types of green onion pancakes at Trader Joe’s. Make sure you get the Taiwanese green onion pancakes and not the scallion pancakes!
I had the same issue with the thickness but I forced the roll and made it work. So delish! It’s good to know there’s another kind of pancake to look for next time.
I bought the Tawainese green onion pancake, and also thought it was thick when I rolled it up. It was messy, but I made it work. And I put some romesco sauce on it – delish!!
At. My TJs there are 2 kinds of pancakes: the green onion pancakes (of which the package is the same from the video) and scallion pancakes. So, which is the best to use?
The Taiwanese green onion pancakes are the ones you’ll need. Enjoy!
This is a nice recipe
I love TJ’s scallion pancakes but was wondering how else to serve them. Cannot WAIT to make this! I even have all of the ingredients on hand.
You need to try Saturday Dumpling Co’s scallion pancake breakfast burrito when they open their restaurant!!!! It is incredible and hopefully they will have it on the menu!
My husband left early to do some carpet cleaning with his brother. I know he was stressed about a long day of hard work, so I made him these scallion pancakes and eggs for breakfast. It was still a long day for him, but he said that breakfast helped him have a much better start to his day.
What is chili crisp? Thank you
Hi Kelly! Chili crisp is an oil speckled with dried chilis, onion, garlic, and other spices. We find ours in the Asian section of the grocery store. Here’s a link to the chili crisp we like!
This recipe is such a creative way to elevate scallion pancakes! I love the idea of rolling it up with eggs, spinach, and avocado—it sounds like the perfect balance of savory and fresh. Adding chili crisp is a genius finishing touch!
Super easy and tasty! Next time I’ll definitely only use 1 egg like shown in the video since 2 made it hard to roll/a bit too heavy for me. Otherwise great!
I picked up scallion pancakes just to make this recipe – they were great! I will say that I made them with two eggs and they were so huge we had to eat them like a taco and I was overly stuffed, will definitely stick to just one egg next time.
THANK YOU!! – you’ve just given me another idea on how to use up the scallion pancakes I make from the TONS of 3-foot scallions my husband grew this year! (They’re still there stagnating in the weak New England sun!) I just add lots (cups) of sliced scallions to some pancake mix bolstered with a bit of bacon grease, toasted sesame oil, and toasted sesame seeds (plus the egg and milk the mix calls for). I make them pretty small (~ 3″ diam), so it’ll be 1 egg each. Gotta have the avocado and chili crisp!!
You can make these by the dozen – they freeze well and you can’t eat just one. Cheaper than Trader Joe’s! You can find another reason to go there, like their chocolate chip Dunkers, which taste just like chocolate chip cookies used to taste in the 70’s….