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Taco Bell jianbing

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  • 180 g all-purpose flour
  • 60 g cornmeal
  • 60 g mung bean flour
  • 1 tsp five spice powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 420 g water
Mix the all-purpose flour, cornmeal, mung bean flour, five spice powder, salt and water well and set the batter aside.
Jianbing batter
  • 400 g beef loin
  • 100 g pork belly
Finely dice the beef loin and pork belly, then chop them with a pair of cleavers about 5 minutes to a pasty mixture and transfer to a mixing bowl.
  • 5 g salt
  • 30 g water
Add 5 g salt and 30 g water and stir until the water is completely absorbed.
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp MSG
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp Spanish smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp Mexican chili powder
  • black pepper
  • 10 g chopped oats
Season with the garlic powder, onion powder, MSG, cumin, sugar, cocoa powder, smoked paprika, chili powder, a couple of cracks of black pepper and the chopped oats.
  • 15 g water chestnut starch
  • 30 g water
  • 1½ tbsp tomato paste
Mix the water chestnut starch with another 30 g of water and a tablespoon and a half of tomato paste, add it to the beef and stir well, then set aside.
  • oil
Fry the meat in a nonstick pan with a spritz of oil, breaking it up with chopsticks so it separates into something ground-beefy rather than a springy whole.
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
Chop at the remaining clumps with a spatula, about six minutes in all, then add about three tablespoons of water and a teaspoon of dark soy sauce and mix to the consistency wanted.
Preheat the largest cast iron pan you own, lifted up off the flame, to about 100 centigrade.
Cooking the jianbing evenly at home
Pour in roughly a quarter of the batter and spread it evenly, patching any missed spots with a spoon.
  • 1–2 whole egg
  • black sesame seeds
Crack an egg over it, break it up and spread it across the pancake, with an optional scattering of black sesame seeds.
Cook about five minutes over medium-high heat, until the edges curl up and it scrapes off without sticking, then flip.
  • hot sauce
  • tomato paste
  • sour cream
  • cheese
Brush on hot sauce mixed with tomato paste, add a dollop or two of sour cream and sprinkle over the cheese, then spoon on the meat.
Taco Bell fillings and folding
  • diced onion
  • tortilla chips
  • diced tomatoes
  • lettuce
Once the cheese has melted, add diced onion, tortilla chips, diced tomatoes and lettuce, fold it over and slice it in half.