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This recipe for green garlic rocket was supplied Josie Chapman from the Old Convent.

  • 1 cup plain flour
  • ¼ teas. salt
  • 2 teas. oil
  • 1 & 1/2 teas. sesame oil
  • 2 stalks green garlic, finely sliced
  • Barbeque pork fillet, finely sliced
  • Spicy plum or hoisin sauce
  • Julienned stalk of green garlic or shallot
  • Batons of Lebanese cucumbers
  • Sprigs of coriander

For pancakes: sift flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well and add oil and 100ml boiling water. Mix until soft dough. Knead for 5 minutes (or until dough is smooth). Roll into sausage shape and cut into 20 pieces. Brush each piece with sesame oil, sprinkle with sliced garlic and roll or flatten into thin rounds.

Pour 1 cm oil into pan and when hot add pancakes (1 or 2 at a time), cook 1-2 minutes each side.

To serve: spread sauce onto pancake, top with shredded pork cucumber, coriander, roll up and serve.

Alternatively, serve with shredded Chinese duck and beetroot confit.