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That is super easy & amazing! love it! The chili crisp is everything!
KAREN
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!
Watch Me Make This Recipe
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
- 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
Aww man, I think I wanted even more flavor out of this. It just felt kind of flat for me. Great idea though and great way to help me use up scallion pancakes
The flavor together was great but I found it hard to roll up and messy. The scallion pancakes were too thick and the filling was too much to roll together.
Hi! I bought the frozen scallion pancake (Korean) from TJ, not the green onion pancake. Can I use it in the same way?
Thank you for turning me onto these TJ’s Taiwanese green onion pancakes! This recipe hits every time! I love how it can be easily customized depending on what ingredients are on hand and it always turns out to be a delicious and filling breakfast/brunch/lunch or whatever-time-of-day meal.
Wow – delicious! I’ve seen those packages of goodness in the freezer section for awhile, but wasn’t sure of the best way to use them. Here we are! Yum!
Holy goodness, this was delicious! I made it lower cal by using just one egg and only a teaspoon of chili crisp, no avocado. The egg fell apart a bit in the pan so it wasn’t pretty, but the taste was spot on. Fried goodness that’s secretly healthy. Love!
Ok, this is one of the tastiest, most satisfying hearty snack/light meals I have ever made. It’s so freaking good! And easy to customize with whatever I have — spinach, avocado, cheese, whatever. I like chili crisp, but I’ve also used thai chili sauce and harissa instead. It’s also a great after-school snack for my 14 year old to make. 5 million stars.
This looks so good! I went to Trader Joe’s tonight and they aren’t selling the scallion pancake at the time. What would you recommend substituting? Or do you have a hack for a quick and easy scallion pancake?
This was incredible!!!
This has been my go-to breakfast for….months, now. I keep it simple with the pancake, American cheese, egg, and chili oil. Personally am not an avocado and egg girly but I’m sure it’s tasty if you like that! I started with shredded cheese or whatever yellow cheese I had handy as I couldn’t even remember the last time I had bought American cheese but I bought some to give it a whirl and it is sooo much better!! I panic when TJ is out of the pancakes! I also had true scallion pancakes from Master Noodle in St Paul and wowza..I want them everyday!!
Great idea! Maybe I missed it in the post but what is chili crisp?
Delicious and easy! I’m obsessed now! I didn’t have spinach so I threw on some fresh cilantro on top at the end and I mashed my avocado with a little squeeze of lime.
This might be my new favorite pinch of Yum recipe. Super easy! Super delicious! And my whole family loved it.
Wowza, just finished eating this for breakfast and it was incredible. I bought the green onion pancakes specifically because of this recipe and those are fantastic on their own (crispy, chewy, savory…yum), but this was a perfect way to elevate them into a little meal. I used 1 egg and topped mine with muenster cheese, avocado, chili crisp and a little bit of basil. Thanks for another amazing recipe, POY is the best!
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! There are 2 different types of green onion pancakes at Trader Joe’s. Do you know which one you used? Make sure you get the Taiwanese green onion pancakes and not the scallion pancakes!
Hi there, I’m from Australia and love your recipes, but sometimes I’m unsure what’s in the commercial products. What is ‘chilli crisp’? Cheers, Karen
That was delicious, i do it with olive oil. Thank you!
Hi! It’s basically an oil speckled with dried chili peppers, onion, garlic, and other aromatics. Here’s a post with a bunch of chili crisp examples: https://www.thekitchn.com/best-chili-crisp-23688677
These were fabulous! My husband loved them. They were fast and easy to make. An absolute win for brunch!!
I was so excited to try this and finally made it to Trader Joes. The first time I used the entire pancake and two eggs. It was very filling, and also delicious! Since then I’ve cut the frozen pancake in half and used one egg and everything else. Loving this!
Another POY hit! It’s so easy that my husband was able to make it. It’s now in rotation and I’m recommending it to all my friends. We mixed some gyoza dipping sauce with chili crunch for the sauce, and it was perfect. Thank you! Thank you!
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….
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.