Dipping sauce can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 32 hors d'oeuvres
Ingredients
For dipping sauce
For pancakes
Preparation
Make sauce:
Step 1
Stir together soy sauce, vinegar, and oil in a bowl, then stir in sesame seeds.
Make pancakes:
Step 2
Whisk together flours, salt, whole egg, yolk, water, chile, pepper, and sesame oil in a bowl (batter will be thin). Heat 3/4 teaspoon vegetable oil in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Pour in 1/3 cup batter, then scatter one fourth of scallions and one fourth of cilantro leaves over top, gently pressing into pancake. Fry pancake until underside is pale golden, about 2 minutes. Turn pancake over and cook until scallions are lightly browned, about 1 minute, then transfer to paper towels. Make 3 more pancakes in same manner, adding vegetable oil to skillet each time (there may be some leftover batter).
Step 3
Transfer pancakes to a cutting board and cut each into 8 wedges. Serve warm or at room temperature, with dipping sauce.
Step 4
*We like Arrowhead Mills brand; visit arrowheadmills.com for stores nearest you.
