Chive and Sophora Flower Cake

Overview

Every time when the scent of locust flowers blooms, I think of the locust flower cakes made by my mother. Today I made it myself to satisfy my craving.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• chives
• egg
• flour
• peanut oil
• sophora japonica
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Remove the stems of Sophora japonica and remove leaves and debris

   

2. 2 Pick and wash the leeks, prepare eggs and flour

   

3. 3 Wash the Sophora japonica three to four times and control the water

   

4. 4 Wash the leeks, drain them, cut into 2cm sections and set aside.

   

5. 5 Sophora japonica and chives mixed after water control

   

6. 6 Sprinkle with salt and flour

   

7. 7 Add eggs, wear disposable gloves and stir evenly. If it doesn't form a ball, you can add more flour. Don't add too much, as the dough will become hard.

   

8. 8 Heat the pot and add oil

   

9. 9 After the oil is hot, add the sophora japonica flowers, set it to medium heat, and flatten it with a spatula, not too thick

   

10. 10 Flip over medium heat for 3 minutes and fry until brown on both sides. Drizzle a little peanut oil after flipping over. After turning off the heat, cover and simmer for a minute to make it softer.

    

11. 11 Remove from pan and plate.