BACON AND CABBAGE PANCAKES
Try something different with these savoury pancakes, built with cabbage and bacon. They’re delicious served with herbed sour cream.
Yield: Makes about 14.
July 02, 2019
BACON AND CABBAGE PANCAKES
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced bacon
- 1 cup finely diced cabbage
- 1/2 cup finely diced shallots
- 11/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups no-salt-added chicken broth
- 4 large eggs
- Canola oil*
Directions
- Heat a large frypan over medium heat. Sauté bacon until crispy, about 10 minutes.
- Add cabbage and shallots; continue to sauté for 3 – 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened. Drain off all bacon fat; discard. Transfer mixture to a heatproof bowl. Refrigerate until cool.
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Add broth and eggs. Whisk until smooth.
- When cool, add bacon mixture to batter. Stir to combine.
- For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter into lightly oiled frypan over medium heat. Cook pancakes in batches until golden brown, about 2 – 3 minutes per side. Add more oil as necessary. Serve with Parsley Sour Cream.
Nutritional analysis per 2 tbsp:
25 calories, 0.1 g fat, 0.4 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 0.6 g fibre, 200 mg sodium
PARSLEY SOUR CREAM
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill or 1 tsp dried dill weed
- 2 tbsp sliced green onion
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
Yield: Makes about 1 cup.
Directions
- Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl.
Nutritional analysis per 1 tbsp serving:
31 calories, 2.4 g fat, 0.5 g protein, 0.7 g carbohydrate, 0.1 g fibre, 8 mg sodium