Sunday, November 6, 2011

Crepes with Meat Filling



These are my favorite crepes from childhood. Its perfect for breakfast or appetizer. Crepes are filled with cooked beef that's been grinded, and slightly browned with lots of onions.Then the crepes are gently fried in little butter on both sides to make it crunchy.

Ingredients for crepes:

2 cups flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon sugar
2 pinches of salt
2 tablespoons oil
2 2/3 cup milk

Filling:


1 lb of beef ( I used tri-tip)
1 big onion plus one small for the stock
5 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper
beef stock (from the cooked meat)
4 bay leaves
about 8 cups water

Directions:

In in a pot bring water to boil. Add meat, bay leaves, onion,salt and pepper. Cook with closed lid on low heat until meat is soft and tender.
In a bowl whisk together eggs,milk,salt,sugar,and oil. Gently add sifted flour .Whisk until no lumps are visible.
On medium heat cook the crepes on a greased frying pan . same method as for pancakes just the batter is thinner and spreads all over the frying pan.

Filling directions:

Grind the meat using meat grinder.
Add butter and onions to a saute pan. Cook the onions on med-high until soft. add the meat,salt and lots of fresh ground pepper. Add 1 cup of beef stock.cook until meat is slightly browned stiring occasionally.

Place about 1-2 tablespoons of the filling on the bottom edge of the crepe. Fold it into an envelope. Repeat with the rest of the crepes.
Heat a small frying pan on low heat .Melt about 2-3 tablespoons butter. Place the folded crepe and fry on low heat until golden in color.
Serve with sour cream dressing ( recipe below)
Mix together 3 tablespoons sour cream,1-2 garlic crushed,2 tablespoons finelly chopped baby dill, pinch of salt and pepper.

3 comments:

  1. These look so pretty! I love the light frying after they're wrapped too - they remind me of "brik". It's like a crepe filled with different things and fried.

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  2. I love crepes, gonna try this out!

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  3. These look delicious! I love savory crepes and have always wanted to try making them :)

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