Wild Rice, Red Pepper and Shallot Pancakes with Smoked Salmon

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Source: NYT Cooking.

Pancakes · Roasted red pepper & shallot · American

Fluffy wild rice pancakes flecked with sweet roasted red pepper and shallot, paired with smoked salmon and a chive-flecked soured cream.

Prep30 min
Cook25 min
Total55 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving495 kcal
Servings4Recipe makes 4
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Char. Char the 1 red pepper under a hot grill, then remove the skin, stem and seeds and chop finely.

  2. 2

    Cook. Heat the 1 tbsp olive oil and 14 g butter in a small frying pan and cook the pepper with the 2 shallots until soft.

  3. 3

    Cream. Mix the 180 ml soured cream with the 2 tbsp chives, salt and pepper and set aside.

  4. 4

    Batter. Sift the 125 g flour and 1 tbsp baking powder into a bowl, add the 1 tsp salt and 240 ml milk and mix well, then beat in the 3 egg yolks one at a time and stir in the 165 g wild rice and the pepper and shallot mixture.

  5. 5

    Fold. Whisk the 3 egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into the batter.

  6. 6

    Cook. Heat a griddle until a drop of water sizzles, grease with olive oil, then drop 30 ml batter per pancake to make 8 cm rounds and brown on both sides.

  7. 7

    Keep. Keep the pancakes warm in a low oven.

  8. 8

    Serve. Divide the pancakes between plates and serve with the smoked salmon, a spoonful of chive cream and a scattering of chives.

Storage

Keep the cooked pancakes warm in a low oven until ready to serve. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).

EU nutrition claims

  • Source of protein: 4.8 g protein per 100 kcal, about 19% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
  • Low sugars: 4 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 210 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • grill pan
  • small frying pan
  • small bowl
  • sieve
  • large bowl
  • whisk or electric mixer
  • griddle or frying pan
  • 60 ml measure
  • spatula
  • ovenproof plate

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy495 kcal
Protein23.9 g
Carbohydrate44.6 g
of which sugars8.3 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat24.6 g
of which saturates9.9 g
Fibre3.1 g
Salt3.66 g

Protein per 100 kcal

4.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values