It’s interesting how you think that things should be in a certain way because that is your reality but then someone shows you something different and it’s like, “Why didn’t I think of that?” For me, pancakes are made with flour, eggs and water or milk. But then I saw a cooking program on TV and the chef added cooked pork mince to the pancake batter and I raised my eyebrows. But then I thought, “Why not?”
So here is my version of the dish. And it works. This was a quick and easy dish to make. I am always looking for something a bit different for dinner and this fitted the bill.
Mince Pancakes - Low Fodmap Diet and Gluten-free
Author: Suzanne Perazzini
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For the pancake
- 200gms/7oz pork mince
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp garlic oil
- 1 knob of fresh ginger
- 2 eggs
- 1.3 cups rice flour
- 0.3 cup potato starch
- 0.3 cup tapioca flour
- 1.5 cups water
- ¾ tsp salt
For the topping
- 500gms/17.6oz raw prawns
- 2 carrots
- 2 zucchini
- 3 radishes
For the sauce
- 3 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 tbsp white rice vinegar
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- Pinch of chilli powder
Method
For the pancake
- Heat the oils in a frying pan with the grated ginger.
- Add the mince and cook.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients.
- Add the cooled mince.
- Melt a little butter in a frying pan and spoon in enough batter to cover the bottom.
- When cooked, flip over and cook on the other side.
- Repeat with the rest of the batter.
For the topping
- Cut the vegetables into thin sticks.
- Fry the prawns in the same pan as the mince with butter and a little more garlic oil.
- Sprinkle the sliced vegetables on the pancakes and top with the prawns.
For the sauce
- Mix all ingredients and trickle over the vegetables.
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen minced meat in pancakes! And certainly haven’t made them that way. Intriguing idea, though — I like it. Fun recipe — thanks.
We learn something new every day, John, but who knew it would involve a pancake.
It sounds really good. I guess I’m a little bit odd, beacause I actually makes pancakes with schredded chicken from time to time..
I think there are certain cultures that would find this quite normal but I am nor sure which ones they are. It’s a smart idea though.
These are like a blend between a French crepe and a Mexican tortilla with Asian flavours! What a great idea and I’m glad it works. There are beautiful flavours in these pancakes xx
That was an astute observation. I just combined the cuisine of 3 nations – you can’t get more fusion than that.