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.

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

  1. Heat a large frypan over medium heat. Sauté bacon until crispy, about 10 minutes.
  2. 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.
  3. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Add broth and eggs. Whisk until smooth.
  4. When cool, add bacon mixture to batter. Stir to combine.
  5. 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

  1. 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