Bacon and Spring Onion Pancakes

Noo's Note:

This is my version of the Chinese home-style pancake that my mum used to make for me when I was a child-she used little dried shrimp instead of bacon and water instead of stock. These are great as a light lunch or a quick snack. My children love them, especially drizzled with some sweet chili sauce! Try cutting them in triangles, rolling them up and securing with a cocktail stick-great for serving with drinks! Please note that these are NOT American style pancakes, more like a savoury crepe.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 6 ounces flour
• 2 -3 slices bacon (finely chopped)
• 4 spring onions (finely sliced)
• 8 -10 fluid ounces chicken stock
• ½ teaspoon salt
• oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. In a bowl mix together everything except the oil to make a smooth batter.
2. In a frying pan heat up about 2 tbsp oil, ensuring that it has coated all around the pan.
3. Pour in 1/4 of the batter mix, spreading it around pan with a spatula. Cook until the edges start to brown.
4. Flip pancake and cook the other side until it browns slightly.
5. Repeat with the remaining batter until you have four large pancakes.
6. Cut into wedges and serve hot.

Reviews

[Karen Elizabeth]

These are fabulous, Noo! I made exactly as directed, except that I only had one spring onion, so added a small chopped onion, and I also pre-cooked my bacon. My pancakes were quite thick, I sliced them and served them with stirfried noodles and veg, but I must confess I ate several slices before they made it to the plates! This is quite substantial, I like the idea of using it as appetizers. Really enjoyed this Noo, will be making again by popular demand!

[Chef #1303663]

FANTASTIC recipe! I cooked bacon a bit, chopped, and fried sliced mushrooms in the bacon grease. (Wonderfully sinful). Mixed everything, using veggie stock, and it was amazing! Added a chopped chili pepper for fun and it was amazing. Thank you for this recipe!

[duonyte]

I made half the recipe, which was two skillet sized pancakes - almost like breads. My market has lovely but thick bacon, and I was concerned about it cooking through, so I precooked it a bit to a soft stage. This worked very well. I tried it with the Thai sweet chili sauce and liked that very well. I am going to try to make these to bring for lunch - I think they'd reheat quite nicely.