Mushroom buckwheat pancakes
The filling is prepared by frying ham and mushrooms with chopped shallot and a drizzle of lemon juice.
The pancakes used here are Breton-style buckwheat "galettes" (often sold ready made in France), folded over the filling in the pan before serving.
The pancakes used here are Breton-style buckwheat "galettes" (often sold ready made in France), folded over the filling in the pan before serving.
40K 33 4.4
Last modified on: March 4th 2015
Keywords for this recipe:Buckwheat pancakesBrittanyMushroomsGalette
250 g 
1 
2 tablespoons 
2 slices ham
½ 
4 tablespoons 
50 g 
4 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 23 min. | 45 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat.
When really hot, add 2 slices ham, cut into pieces.
Fry until lightly browned. Set aside.
When really hot, add 2 slices ham, cut into pieces.
Fry until lightly browned. Set aside.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Using the same frying pan, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and add the chopped shalot.
Salt and pepper then cook for 1 or 2 minutes, without colouring.
Salt and pepper then cook for 1 or 2 minutes, without colouring.
Stage 5 - 8 min.
Add the mushrooms, mix well and cook until they have given off all their liquid and have started to brown.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add the juice of ½ lemon and mix well.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add the fried ham and mix again.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Add 4 tablespoons cream, if you wish, to bind the ingredients, but this is not essential.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
If you have added cream, leave to reduce by 3/4.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Make the pancakes
Use a large flat "crêpe" pan (or an Indian tava or griddle) and when hot, melt a knob of butter.
Place a pancake on the pan and spread a little of the mushroom filling in the centre.
Stage 11 - 1 min.
Fold in 4 "flaps" over the filling to seal the pancake...
Stage 12 - 1 min.
...and turn it over to cook on the other side for 1 minute.
Stage 13
Serve immediately.
Prepare all the pancakes like this.
Prepare all the pancakes like this.
Remarks
You can use slices of bacon, smoked if you prefer, instead of the ham.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately once plated up.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,805 Kcal or 7,557 Kj | 33 gr | 30 gr | 174 gr |
| 90 % | 13 % | 3 % | 26 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 215 Kcal or 900 Kj | 4 gr | 4 gr | 21 gr |
| 11 % | 1 % | <1 % | 3 % |
| Per pancakes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 451 Kcal or 1,888 Kj | 8 gr | 7 gr | 44 gr |
| 23 % | 3 % | 1 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 pancakes : 3.16 £
- Per pancakes : 0.79 £
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti with mushrooms, Vol-au-vent, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Mushroom and artichoke omelette, Rabbit with mustard, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Apple Batter Puddings, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Seafood feuillantines, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, ... All |
 | Buckwheat pancake: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Seafood feuillantines, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, Breton galettes (pancakes), Breton Sandwich, Scallop and leek pancakes, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mozzarella pasta bake, Endives , Potted meat (rillettes), Ham pasta bake, Involtinis, ... All |
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