Chive Ginger Crepes Food

GRAVADLAX WITH DILL CRêPES, CHILLI & CHIVE CREAM AND PICKLED ONION

Steps:

• First, make the crêpe batter. Sift the flour into a bowl with a pinch of salt. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the eggs, egg yolk and half the milk. Whisk together the wet ingredients, gradually drawing the flour into the mix until you have a thick, smooth batter, then stir in the rest of the milk and most of the dill. Cover and leave in the fridge until you are ready to make the crêpes.
• Meanwhile, make the pickled onion. Put the onion in a small heatproof bowl. Heat the vinegar and sugar with 100ml water and a pinch of salt in a saucepan until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Pour over the onion and leave to cool. Drain the onion, then cover and chill.
• Mix all the ingredients for the cream in a bowl and season generously. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Heat oven to 110C/90C fan/gas 1⁄4. Heat a crêpe (or frying) pan over a medium heat and wipe with oiled kitchen paper. Tip half a ladle of batter into the pan and swirl the pan to spread the batter into a thin, even layer. Cook for 30-45 secs until the base is golden and bubbles start to break on the surface. Flip over with a spatula and cook for another 30 secs.
• Layer the cooked crêpes between sheets of baking parchment and keep warm in the oven while you cook the rest. To serve, spoon a little chive cream onto a crêpe along with slices of gravadlax, the pickled onion, remaining dill and chilli, if using. Serve with lemon wedges.

SUMMER GARDEN CREPES

Steps:

• Mix first five ingredients together (eggs-salt) in blender.
• Add flour and blend again for 10 seconds.
• Scrape down blender and blend again.
• Pour into bowl and set aside.
• Chop scallions and chives.
• Separate chive blossoms if using.
• Heat up small skillet and toast sesame seeds until cooked to desired color.
• Set aside.
• Heat corn oil in 9-inch skillet (or crepe pan).
• Spead the oil around using a paper towel to make sure it coats bottom well.
• When pan is hot (test with drops of water--if they sizzle it is hot) pour in 1/3 cup batter and swirl it around to coat bottom of pan.
• Sprinkle with scallions, chives, chive blossoms and sesame seeds.
• Cook crepe until golden on bottom, loosen with knife and flip over to cook other side (30 seconds).
• Put cooked crepe on plate, covering crepe (s) with towel while cooking remainder of crepes, stacking them on top of each other as they finish cooking.

SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE CREPE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Make Crepes: mix flour and salt. Add milk, eggs and butter. Beat with a hand mixer for 2 minutes until very smooth. Let batter rest 30 minutes before making crepes.
• You need to get 14 crepes out of this about 7 inches wide.You will trim these later.
• Heat non-stick skillet and brush with a small amount of oil. Remove pan from heat, pour batter in middle all at once and twirl the pan with your wrist. Once spread, return pan to heat. Cook on the first side until the edges start to get golden. Flip and cook another minute on the second side. Make all the crepes, stacking them as you go. no need to oil the pan again, after the first crepe.
• Once the crepes have cooled, trim them all to the same size. Make them about 6". Using a lid from a margarine container works great.
• Make the salmon layer: In a small bowl, mash salmon with 1/4 cup mayo, chives and pepper. Make sure the salmon mixture has no lumps, it needs to be smooth and spreadable.
• Make cream cheese layer: Make sure the cream cheese is room temperature. In a small bowl, mix with bacon and 2 tbsp mayo. Stir until smooth.
• On a cutting board, lay out two crepes (This will be the bottom layer of each of the two stacks). Spread 1/6 of the salmon on each. Place another crepe on top of each stack, spread 1/6 of the cream cheese. Continue, until you have two stacks of 7 crepes with alternating layers of salmon and cream cheese. I Save the two most attractive looking crepes for the top layers.
• Wrap each stack in plastic wrap and chill at least an hour. Before serving, slice each stack into 12 wedges and garnish with green olives with no pit so that you can stick a toothpick thru it.

CHIVE-GINGER CREPES

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor blend all crêpe ingredients except chives and butter until smooth and transfer to a bowl. Let batter stand at room temperature, covered, 1 hour. Batter may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Add chives to batter and stir well. Heat a 6-inch non-stick skillet over moderate heat until hot. Brush skillet lightly with some butter and remove from heat. Half fill a 1/4-cup measure with batter and pour into skillet, tilting and rotating skillet quickly to cover bottom.
• Cook crêpe until underside is golden and top appears almost dry, about 30 seconds. Turn crêpe over with a thin spatula and cook until underside is golden, 15 to 20 seconds more. Slide crêpe onto a kitchen towel and cool. Make more crêpes with remaining batter in same manner, brushing skillet lightly with butter for each crêpe and stacking cooked crêpes on another kitchen towel after they cool. Crêpes may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, stacked between sheets of wax paper and wrapped well in plastic wrap. Bring crêpes to room temperature before using.

ASIAN PORK CREPES

Steps:

• Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In an ovenproof skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown pork on all sides. Roast pork in skillet in middle of oven until a meat thermometer registers 155°F., about 20 minutes.
• Transfer pork to a cutting board and cool completely. Cut pork into 1-inch-long strips and put in a small bowl. Add hoisin sauce and honey, stirring to combine, and season with salt and pepper.
• Brush 1 crêpe lightly with plum sauce and cut into 4 wedges. Arrange 3 or 4 pork strips on each wedge parallel to 1 cut edge and top with 6 radish strips, 4 chive pieces, and some scallion strips. Roll up crêpe around filling into a come, tucking in pointed end as rolling. Make 31 more hors d'oeuvres with remaining crêpes, plum sauce, pork, and vegetables in same manner.