Wafer-thin mandarin pancakes with flavor

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 100 g wheat flour
• 15 g soup powder (instant cream soup, mushroom or corn cream)
• 90 g boiling water
• e.g. sesame oil
• 4 medium-sized tomatoes, red, fully ripe, diced
• 2 medium-sized garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 small chili pepper(s), green, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 1 pinch(s) chicken broth (strong bouillon)
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce (Kecap Tim Ikan)
• 3 tbsp sweet and sour hot sauce, Thai style No. 3
• 2 tbsp ginger, finely diced
• 2 tbsp orange juice

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

A side dish for Peking duck. This recipe makes 8 mandarin duck pancakes.

Knead the flour with soup mix and water to form a smooth, pliable dough that no longer sticks to your fingers. Let it rest for 30 minutes. Roll the dough out on a floured board into a log about 2.5 cm in diameter. Divide the log crosswise into 8 pieces. Shape the dough pieces into small, round flatbreads, about 6 cm in size, using a cookie cutter or wine glass to cut out completely round shapes. Brush two pieces of dough on one side with sesame oil and press together with the oiled surfaces on the inside. Roll out into round, thin flatbreads using a rolling pin. Fry the flatbreads over low heat in a pan lightly greased with sesame oil for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. They should be white with a few small brown spots. Do not let them get too crispy, or they will break when removed. Brush the pan with sesame oil with each portion. For the tomato sauce, cook everything together briefly. For the Asian sauce, mix everything together. To eat, separate the warm pancakes and top with the ingredients. (For Peking duck, this would be: a piece of crispy skin, one or two pieces of duck meat, green asparagus or blanched beans, and thin strips of mung bean sprouts or white cabbage leaves.) Drizzle with your choice of sauce, fold over, and eat with your fingers. Note: Many Chinese Asian stores have Peking duck in the freezer. They weigh about 2.5 kg and, when prepared correctly, are a real treat for 4-6 people.