The most delicious New Year’s delicacy—fried sesame leaves

Overview

Fried sesame leaves are a traditional snack of the Han people in some parts of northern China. They are snacks for the Spring Festival. Nowadays, people rarely eat these, because the food for the New Year is basically purchased in one-stop shopping in supermarkets, so it feels less and less like the New Year. This year, I make all the snacks at home, giving my family a full New Year of the Monkey...

Tags

• snacks
• home cooking
• old man
• afternoon tea
• winter recipes
• egg
• flour
• sichuan pepper powder
• black sesame
• salt
• vegetable oil
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Put the flour, black sesame seeds, pepper powder, salt, and appropriate amount of vegetable oil in a basin and stir evenly.

   

2. 2 Add an egg to the mixed flour.

   

3. 3 Add water and knead into a stiffer dough, let it rest for 30 minutes.

   

4. 4 Roll the rested dough into 1.5-2 mm thick sheets.

   

5. 5 Cut into 5 cm wide strips.

   

6. 6 Stack the two pieces together, fold them in half, and cut them into pieces as shown in the picture.

   

7. 7 Take one and open it.

   

8. 8 Go through the middle.

   

9. 9 The children were very excited and actively helped.

   

10. 10 The finished green body.

    

11. 11 Add an appropriate amount of vegetable oil to the pot, heat the oil to 60%, add the raw sesame leaves, and fry slowly over medium-low heat.

    

12. 12 Fry until golden brown and take out.