Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin
This recipe uses pan-fried mushrooms and shallots in cream as the filling for Breton "galettes": traditional buckwheat pancakes. The stuffed pancakes are then baked gratin-style with cheese and cream.
140 K 4.1/5 (64 reviews)
55 min.
Easy
4 pancakes
9 IngredientsLast modified on: May 10th 2023
For 4 pancakes, you will need:
- 1
450 g mushrooms - 2
50 g shallot - 3
2 tablespoons olive oil - 4
200 ml cream - 5
4 buckwheat pancakes - 6 2 tablespoons cream
- 7
2 tablespoons grated cheese - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 990 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat. When hot, add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes (do not salt at this stage or the mushrooms will give off a lot of liquid).
Add the mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes (do not salt at this stage or the mushrooms will give off a lot of liquid).
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 200 ml cream, salt and pepper...
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Stage 6
Fill the pancakes
Put a small amount of filling near the edge of a pancake...
Stage 7
...start rolling it up...
Stage 8
...then fold in the sides...
Stage 9
...to finish with a neat roll.
Stage 10 - 10 min.
Prepare all the pancakes like this and lay them in an oven-proof dish.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Bake the pancakes "au gratin"
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Pour 2 tablespoons cream evenly over the pancakes and scatter 2 tablespoons grated cheese on top. Bake for about 10 minutes...
Stage 12 - 10 min.
...until nicely browned.
Remarks
I used oyster mushrooms here, but you can use any sort you have available.
Keeping: Best eaten immediately, but can be reheated.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 80 RDI=7 % | 120 RDI=20 % | 1,530 RDI=80 % | 6,390 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 150 RDI=8 % | 650 RDI: 8 % |
| Per pancakes | 10 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,600 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 pancakes : £3.35
- Per pancakes : £0.85
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Mushrooms
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Cream
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Shallot
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Buckwheat pancake
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