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One of my favorite dishes to order from any Chinese restaurant is scallion pancakes. They’re crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside and packed with the fresh, savory flavor of green onions.

In a small bowl, mix the minced scallions with 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil and the salt. Cut the dough in half. On a work surface, roll out each piece of dough to a 10- x 6-inch rectangle.

Gaw learned to make scallion pancakes in Cincinnati with his grandmother, who had first emigrated from China to Taiwan in the late 1940s, before moving to the States with his family.

Pour oil to a depth of 1/8 inch in a cast-iron skillet; heat over medium until shimmering. Working in batches of 3, spoon 1/4 cup potato mixture for each pancake into hot oil.

Fill and fry them like a scallion pancake, and it’s no wonder why they’re spot-on. How to make simple scallion pancakes. You only need three ingredients to get it done, and a hot, oily frying pan.

Liu lives in Washington, D.C., now, but said she can still picture walking down the stairs in the family's Delaware home to see her father standing in front of the stove.

Four recipes feature pancakes — from sweet to savory — from our NPR audience. One's made of matzo meal, another has potatoes. Scallions and sausage are in there, too.