Liang Wei
by: Liang Wei
Updated: 2026-01-17
Reading Time: 6 Min.
Cook Time: 40 min

The Northern Delight: 8 Delicious Noodle Recipes That Are Sure to Please!

I'll show you how to make a meal so good that your neighbors will want to knock on your door.

Meat-filled Flower Rolls: A Symphony of Smells in Home Cooking

To make these tasty rolls, blend your meat filling with a spoonful of chopped green onions, a pinch of chili powder, and some black sesame seeds. Add some hot oil, a little chicken bouillon, a lot of soy sauce, and a dollop of oyster sauce. Add some salt and five-spice powder to taste. Stir it well until everything is mixed together. Mix 500 grams of all-purpose flour with 5 grams of dry yeast and 360 grams of warm water to make a dough. Without letting it rise, roll it out into a thin, rectangular sheet. Spread the meat filling evenly over the sheet, then roll it up from one end. Push down in the middle to make a flower shape. Before turning on the heat, let the rolls rise for 15 minutes in a steamer with cold water. Steam them for 20 minutes, then let them sit for five minutes. Your flower rolls with meat are ready to eat.

Fried Sweet Rice Cakes: A Crispy, Sweet Memory

Our second treat is next. First, put two tablespoons of brown sugar, one tablespoon of white sugar, one tablespoon of flour, and one tablespoon of black sesame seeds in a bowl and mix them together well. This will be the sweet, brown sugar filling. Put 500 grams of water, 20 grams of white sugar, and one tablespoon of cooking oil into a pot. Add 400 grams of all-purpose flour to the boiling water and stir until there are no dry bits. This method will keep your cakes from breaking while they bake. To cool the dough faster, cut it into small pieces. After letting it cool down a bit, sprinkle it with 30 grams of dry flour. This is the key to getting it really crispy. Knead the dough well into long strips, then cut them into small pieces. Make balls out of them and let them sit for 30 minutes. Put a spoonful of filling in each ball, make a dent in it, and then seal it flat like a small cake. Fry them over medium-low heat until they turn a beautiful golden brown.

Honey Bean Rolls: A Healthy Snack That Kids Will Love

For our third recipe, peel the yam and cut it into small pieces. Then, steam it until it is fully cooked. Put the steamed yam in a bowl and use a fork to mash it. Put in 300 grams of all-purpose flour, one tablespoon of sugar to help the yeast grow, and three grams of yeast. If the yam feels a little dry, add some warm milk slowly while stirring until the dough is crumbly. Knead it until it is smooth. Cut the dough into equal pieces after rolling it into long strips. Like a tongue, flatten each piece and fill it with honey beans, pressing them down hard. Bring both sides together and roll up from the bottom to the top. Let these lovely things rise for 25 minutes, then steam them over cold water for 15 minutes. Take them off the heat and let them sit for two more minutes.

Corn cakes are a healthy treat made from whole grains.

Next, we'll make our corn cakes. First, mix 240 grams of cornmeal with 80 grams of all-purpose flour and a little sugar (to taste). Then add three grams of yeast. This mix will make your corn cakes smoother. In a different bowl, beat three eggs and then add them to the cornmeal mixture, stirring well. Add enough warm water to make the batter thick. Put plastic wrap over it and let it rise for about 40 minutes. Once the batter is bubbly all over, use a small spoon to gently stir it to get rid of the air bubbles. If you have an electric griddle or an oiled non-stick skillet, pour the batter into it. Put it on a low flame and cook both sides until done. What happened? Sweet corn cakes that taste great.

Scallion Oil Flatbreads: The Best Noodle Dish for People Who Don't Want to Work!

For our fifth recipe, combine one pound (450 grams) of flour, five grams of white sugar, and five grams of yeast powder. Add about 450 milliliters of warm water and mix until you have a thick batter. Put a lid on it and let it rise until it is twice as big. This will make a batter with bubbles that are light and airy. After that, add some chopped scallions, salt, and five-spice powder, and mix everything together again. Brush a little oil on your pan and heat it up. Put the batter in and press it down with oiled hands to make the flatbreads. Fry each side for about fifty seconds. The whole thing should take no more than three minutes. Keep going until both sides are golden brown and fully cooked.

For our sixth recipe, break two eggs into a bowl and add 300 milliliters of warm water and ten grams of salt. Mix everything together and put it aside. In a different bowl, mix 500 grams of flour with 3 grams of yeast powder. Add the egg mixture and stir until the batter is smooth and free of lumps. Put a lid on it and let it rise until it is twice as big. Take a piece of the risen dough and flatten it. Then, make a few cuts across the middle. Fry it on medium heat until both sides are golden brown. Take them off the heat when that's done.

Scallion Pancakes: A Treat with a Crispy Outside and a Soft, Multi-Layered Inside

The textures in our seventh dish are very different from each other. Mix 500 grams of all-purpose flour with 5 grams of white sugar and 5 grams of yeast powder to get things started. Add 310 milliliters of warm water to it to make a shaggy dough. Knead it until it is smooth, then let it sit for ten minutes. In a different bowl, mix two tablespoons of flour, half a tablespoon of pepper-salt blend, and a big spoonful of hot oil until you have a smooth paste. Roll the dough out flat and spread the oil mixture evenly over it. Add the chopped scallions in the amount you want, then roll it up tightly and cut it into equal pieces. Pinch the edges together to seal the ends and make long pancakes. Lightly brush the surface with water, then sprinkle sesame seeds on top and press down gently to keep them from falling off. Let them rise for about twenty minutes. Use an electric skillet with a lot of oil to cook them so they stay moist. Turn them over halfway through cooking so that both sides are golden brown. The end result is a pancake with a crispy outside and a soft, layered inside.

Steamed sponge cake is easier to make than a regular cake

The first step in our eighth recipe is to break three eggs into a bowl. Put the eggs in a bowl and add warm water to them to make them thinner. Get 300 grams of plain flour ready and mix in 20 grams of white sugar and three grams of yeast. Add the egg liquid to this mixture and mix until there are no lumps and it is smooth. Put a lid on it and let it rise for 30 minutes. As the dough rises, bubbles will form inside it, giving it an airy sponge structure. Add a handful of raisins and mix them in to let out any air that may be trapped. Put this mixture directly into an oiled basin and smooth the top. Put it

Nutrition

Kcal 250
Fat 7 g
Protein 10 g
Carbohydrates 38 g
Liang Wei

Liang Wei

Hi, I'm Liang, and I work at Flavors of China as a recipe researcher. I speak several Chinese dialects fluently, which helps me make sure you know not only how to cook each dish, but also where it comes from and the traditions behind it. I like to think of cooking as a way to connect people from different cultures. I love sharing family flavors and tips that make cooking simple. I show you how to make everything from dim sum to everyday meals so that it's fun and not stressful. The little things are what make it magical, and you'll taste it in every bite.