Recipes · Chinese · Breakfast
Youtiao (Chinese Fried Dough Sticks)
One serving has 506 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (65%), phosphorus (56%), selenium (55%), folate (41%), vitamin K (41%) and riboflavin (40%). Ready in 75 minutes.
- Preparation: 65 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (170 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten
Ingredients
- 90 g Flour, all-purpose
- 3 g Baking powder
- 1 g Baking soda
- 1 g Salt
- 55 g Water
- 20 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together, then stir in the water to form a shaggy, sticky dough - it should be much softer than bread dough.
- Knead briefly in the bowl just until it comes together, cover, and let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour so the dough relaxes and puffs.
- This amount makes one serving of two sticks; the dough is easiest to mix in a bigger batch, so double or triple the recipe if you are frying for more people.
- Heat the oil in a narrow, deep pot to 190 °C (375 °F).
- On an oiled surface, stretch the dough into a rectangle about 1 cm thick, cut it into two long strips, stack one on top of the other, and press a chopstick down the middle to join them.
- Pick up the joined strip by both ends, stretch it gently to about twice its length, and lower it into the hot oil, turning frequently for 2-3 minutes until deep golden and puffed all through.
- Drain on a rack for a minute before eating; youtiao is best hot and crisp, dipped in warm soy milk or congee.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 506 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 69.4 g | |
| Water | 65.8 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Protein | 9.3 g | 19% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.25 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.32 g | |
| Leucine | 0.64 g | |
| Lysine | 0.21 g | |
| Methionine | 0.16 g | |
| Cystine | 0.2 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.47 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.28 g | |
| Valine | 0.37 g | |
| Histidine | 0.21 g | |
| Fat | 20.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 11.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 10.4 g | |
| Saturated | 3.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.14 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 236 mg | 24% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 4.5 mg | 25% |
| Magnesium | 21.5 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.62 mg | 34% |
| Phosphorus | 395 mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 96.5 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 30.5 µg | 55% |
| Sodium | 902 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.64 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.71 mg | 65% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.44 mg | 40% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.3 mg | 38% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.39 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 165 µg | 41% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.04 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 37 µg | 41% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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