Dan Bing – 15 Minute Taiwanese Egg Crepes
If you never tried Classic Taiwanese Green Onion Egg Crepes – Dan Bing, you are missing out. It is the EASIEST 15 Minute Breakfast that you need to try this weekend! Dan Bing is slightly crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. You can wrap any ingredients inside the crepe, such as ham, corn, cheese, basil, and even Chinese donuts! Here is my mom’s authentic fail-proof recipe that is super easy to make at home.
Taiwanese Egg Crepes
Easiest 15 Minute Traditional Taiwanese Breakfast
In Taiwan, we take breakfast VERY SERIOUSLY, and the most popular breakfast dish is Dan Bing 蛋餅. It is oftentimes translated to egg crepe, egg pancake, or green onion crepe. Dan Bing is thinner, chewier, and paired with eggs.
There is a ton of pre-made frozen egg pancake you can get in stores. I personally love making it for scratch, as it is easy and also super affordable to make.
Dan Bing, or Taiwanese Egg Crepes, is a thin green onion pancake made with a starchy batter that’s rolled around toppings like ham, cheese, and eggs.
Taiwanese Egg Crepe, Egg Pancakes, Egg Rolls, or Green Onion Egg Crepe.
Making it from scratch guarantees fresh batches every single time. Plus, it is super affordable to make, and a lot easier than you think.
Dan Bing is much thinner, and has a much bouncier batter compared green onion pancakes. Green onion pancakes can still be chewy, but it is a more bread-based chewy than the more crepe-like Dan Bing.
Taiwanese Egg Crepe Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Flour or Cake Flour
- 2 tbsp Sweet Potato Flour/ Tapioca Starch
- ½ cup Water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- 1 Stalk Green Onion chopped
- 2 Eggs
Toppings
- Ham
- Cheese
- Corn
Tapicoa or Sweet Potato Batter
This Egg Pancake recipe uses tapioca starch, or sweet potato flour. Either work,s because they both give the pancake that slightly sticky texture. However, the batter itself is STICKY until fully cooked. So, be careful when flipping, so the dan bing doesn’t stick to itself.
Just a WARNING, like crepes and pancakes, it takes a little bit of practice to make the perfect Dan Bing. Make sure to use a non-stick pan to prevent the batter from sticking. My number one tip when it comes to Dan Bing is to be patient.
If it is your first time, keep the heat lower and let it sit for longer. It will be MUCH easier to handle!
Fillings For Egg Crepes
There are many options of filling to add in the Dan Bing.
You can enjoy Dan Bing on its own with just green onion and egg. However, my personal favorite is cheese, ham, and sweet corn. Other fillings you can add in are can tuna, Japanese Mayo, basil, or Chinese donuts.
Best Sauces For Dan Bing
The sauce that I drizzle over my pancake is my Homemade Chilli Oil and Vegetarian Oyster Sauce. If you have never tried vegetarian Oyster Sauce, I highly recommend giving it a try! It is super flavourful, slightly sweet, and is the perfect dipping sauce for many Asian breakfast dishes such as radish cakes, potstickers, and egg pancakes!
If you’re serving to kids, another great sauce option is ketchup!
How To Make Taiwanese Egg Crepes
- Mix flour, sweet potato flour, water, salt, and white pepper until it is a running consistency, then mix in the chopped green onions.
- In a pan, turn the heat up to medium-high and drizzle in a little bit of oil. Once the pan is hot, pour the pancake mixture in the pan and let it sit for around 2-3 minutes.
- Let it sit for another 1-2 minutes and set aside.
- Drizzle in a little bit more oil and pour in 1 beaten egg, and add back in the pancake
- Let it sit for around 30 seconds – 1 minute or until the egg is stuck to the pancake and flip.
- Roll up the pancake and add in any topping of your choice.
Do you want more EASY Taiwanese Recipes? Here are some of my personal favorites that you need to try!
- Taiwanese Chicken Cutlets (EASY!)
- Spicy Fried Chicken – Taiwanese Nightmarket Style
- Creamy Corn Soup (Taiwanese Style!)
- Taiwanese Chow Mein (Authentic Traditional Recipe!)
Dan Bing – 15 Minute Taiwanese Egg Crepes
By Tiffy Cooks
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Flour or Cake Flour
- 2 tbsp Sweet Potato Flour/ Tapioca Starch
- ½ cup Water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- 1 Stalk Green Onion chopped
- 2 Eggs
Toppings
- Ham
- Cheese
- Corn
Instructions
- Mix flour, sweet potato flour, water, salt, and white pepper until it is a running consistency, then mix in the chopped green onions.
- In a pan, turn the heat up to medium-high and drizzle in a little bit of oil. Once the pan is hot, pour the pancake mixture in the pan and let it sit for around 2-3 minutes.
- Let it sit for another 1-2 minutes and set aside.
- Drizzle in a little bit more oil and pour in 1 beaten egg, and add back in the pancake
- Let it sit for around 30 seconds – 1 minute or until the egg is stuck to the pancake and flip.
- Roll up the pancake and add in any topping of your choice.
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I usually like this person’s recipes, but that was wayyyy too much white pepper. It looked like a lot, so me and my friend used 2/3 of what the recipe called for, but it was still too strong. Next time I’m adding only a dash of it.
Good but too salty for me. Next time I will reduce to 1/4 teaspoon or less.
Great recipe but was way too salty. Should’ve stuck to my instincts and used 1/4 tsp salt and pepper.