Old English Beef Crepes Food

CREPES

Steps:

• In a blender combine eggs, milk, flour, salt and oil. Process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and brush with oil. Pour 1/4 cup of crepe batter into pan, tilting to completely coat the surface of the pan. Cook 2 to 5 minutes, turning once, until golden. Repeat with remaining batter.

CREPES FILLED WITH MEAT

Steps:

• For the dough: In a bowl, combine together the flour and the salt. Melt the margarine in microwave; set aside.
• In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the eggs and the milk until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture. Then, add the melted margarine and beat for 2 to 3 minutes until it's nicely incorporated.
• Grease a non-stick frying pan with some butter and heat over low heat. When the butter starts melting, pour small portions of the dough with a ladle until cover completely the bottom. When the first side starts to turn slightly golden, flip with a spatula and cook about a minute or until golden. Repeat the process until the dough runs out.
• For the filling: Put the olive oil, the chopped onion and the chopped garlic in a saucepan and saute over low heat until the onion start to turn slightly golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add the peeled tomato cut into small pieces and cook until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the minced meat and season with salt, nutmeg and pepper. Stir and cook over low heat about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Turn off the heat, drain the meat and put small portions over each crepe. Lift both folded edges of the crepe and fold them over the filling, forming a cone.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH PANCAKES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Sieve the flour into a large baking bowl, and add the salt.
• Make a well in the center of the flour and add the eggs.
• Beat well until you obtain a smooth and lump-free mixture. It will be sticky.
• Add half the milk and melted butter and beat well. Add the remaining milk and stir until you have a smooth batter. Leave the batter to rest for 15 minutes.
• Lightly grease a pancake pan or frying pan with a little bit of melted butter. Heat until very hot, being careful not to burn the butter. Add a ladleful of batter and try to evenly and thinly coat the base of the pan. Cook until set and lightly golden.
• With the help of a spatula flip the pancake to the other side and cook for approximately 30 seconds.
• Slip the pancake from the pan onto a plate. Cover the plate with a tea cloth to keep warm. Continue cooking the pancakes until all the batter is used up.
• Serve and enjoy!

CREPES

Steps:

• Combine flour, milk, eggs, and oil.
• Add salt.
• Heat a lightly greased 6 inch skillet; remove from heat.
• Spoon in 2 Tbsp batter; lift and tilt skillet to spread evenly.
• Return to heat; brown on one side only.
• To remove, invert pan over paper toweling.
• Repeat with remaining batter.
• Fill with your favorite filling.
• Here's a few we like: Any flavor fruit jam, sweetened fresh peaches, cream cheese and pineapple, ham and maple syrup.
• Endless ideas.

BEEF BURGUNDY CREPE

Steps:

• Add beef cubes and brown on all sides.
• Pour 1 cup of water over beef cubes, add bay leaf and let simmer, covered for 1 to 2 hours over low heat. Check every 20 minutes and add water if needed. Never let the water boil away.
• Place onion , mushrooms,pepper and onion powder into the pot and cook about 5 to 10 minutes until tender. Add wine and bring to a low boil for about 1 minute.
• Dissolve cornstarch in 2 tablespoons water and add to simmering beef to thicken meat juices. (Stir until thickened to avoid lumps).
• Remove pot from heat. Seperate beef cubes from the thickened beef juices.
• Place crepe onto a plate, browned side down. Spoon 1/2 cup beef cube mixture onto crepe. Roll crepe and pour thickened sauce across the crepe. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

OLD ENGLISH BEEF CREPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook onions in butter for several minutes; sprinkle with seasoned salt.
• Arrange the cooked onions on crepes, top with roast beef, fold crepes in half.
• Place in a shallow baking pan; cover with foil.
• Heat in oven until warm, approximately 10 minutes.
• While crepes are warming, combine the sour cream, horseradish, salt and paprika.
• Place crepes on plate and spoon sour cream mixture on top.
• Enjoy!

CREPES FILLED WITH GROUND MEAT

Steps:

• Crepes: Beat the milk with the eggs, the flour and a dash of salt. Make 8 crepes in an 8 inches diameter skillet, using 1/2 teaspoons of oil for each one.
• Filling: Wash and cut the scallions in slices and in a skillet, fry these in oil.
• Mash the garlic and add it to the onion as well as 3/4 cup of vegetable broth and the ground beef.
• Cook for 5 minutes. Drain the meat with a strainer and reserve the juices.
• Season the meat with half of the sour cream and 1 teaspoons of pepper. Crumble the feta cheese and add it to the meat.
• Place 3 tablespoons of the meat in each crepe. Fold the edges and roll.
• Place the crepes on a greased pan.
• Sauce: With the reserved juices from meat, complete with the rest of the broth to make 1 cup and bring to a boil.
• Mix the remaining sour cream with the rest of the cayenne pepper, the flour, and add this to the "boiling" broth. Add salt to taste.
• Pour this "sauce" over your crepe rolls and bake at 350ºF for 15-20 minutes.

SPICY BEEF FILLING FOR CREPES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan, then saute the onions for a couple of minutes, until they turn soft.
• Add the garlic and chilli and cook until the onions start to turn golden.
• Add the mince beef and stir until the meat is cooked a little bit.
• Pour stock over the meat (1/2 cup, or as much as needed for the meat to be almost fully covered in liquid).
• Turn down the heat and let simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and paprika and let simmer further, until almost all the liquid has vapourised.
• Just before taking off the heat, season with salt and pepper, to taste (you can leave the pepper out if you think the beef would be too spicy).
• Serve right away and, when serving in the crepes, put about 3 tbsp of spicy beef on one half of the pancake, garnish with grated cheese and coriander, fold the pancake and -- enjoy!

CREPES WITH GROUND BEEF FILLING

Steps:

• Instructions

CLASSIC FRENCH CREPES (BASIC CREPES)

Steps:

• Place the milk and eggs in a jug/bowl. Whisk to combine (you should have about 2 cups of liquid).
• Add the oil or butter and whisk it in.
• Place the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add about ¾ - 1 cup of the liquid and mix gently to form a smooth paste. This should not take more than a few seconds. Take care not to over-mix.
• Add the rest of the liquid and mix to form a smooth, watery batter.
• Cover the batter and let it rest for at least 20 - 30 minutes. The batter can be kept in the fridge overnight as well (or upto 2 days)
• Add the ingredients into the blender. Add the flour last. Blend for a few seconds until you have a smooth batter. You can use a stick blender as well for this purpose.
• Cover the batter and let it rest for at least 20 - 30 minutes. The batter can be kept in the fridge overnight as well (or upto 2 days)
• Preheat a 10 inch non-stick pan over medium heat.
• Brush a layer of butter on the heated pan. I used a silicone brush, but you can use a butter soaked paper towel or cloth as well.
• Always mix the batter first, before you make each crepe. This is to make sure the batter is uniformly mixed.
• Pour ¼ cup of the batter into the hot pan, and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Swirl and spread the batter along the edge of the pan first and then fill the middle with the remaining crepe batter. Make sure the batter is as evenly spread as possible.
• Place the pan back on the heat to let the crepe cook.
• For extra soft crepes - cook the crepes only until they are just set at the surface (about 30 seconds) and there's no browning on the edges. You can flip over the crepe gently, and cook for a few seconds on the other side (optional), or remove the crepe from pan and place it on a plate.
• For classic crepes - cook the crepes until the edges are starting to brown become a little crisp (about 40 seconds). Flip the crepes over and cook for a further 10 - 15 seconds on the other side until the crepes have caramelized spots.
• Repeat until all the batter is used up (remember to mix the batter each time).
• Stack the cooked crepes on a plate or wire rack.
• If the crepes are no longer warm when you're ready to serve them, place another plate over your stack of crepes and microwave for about 30 seconds until the crepes are warm. Then remove the second plate quickly so that the crepes don't become soggy with steam/moisture.
• Serve the crepes with any kind of filling you like. Or you can follow the steps below for lemon and sugar crepes.
• Place a crepe on a plate or flat surface.
• Sprinkle about 1 tsp of sugar over one half of the crepe and fold over in half. Then fold over one more time into quarters. Repeat with all the crepes.
• Serve the French crepes with fresh lemon slices (that can be squeezed over the crepes before eating), and whipped cream.

CREPES

Steps:

• In a blender, combine all of the ingredients and pulse for 10 seconds. Place the crepe batter in the refrigerator for 1 hour. This allows the bubbles to subside so the crepes will be less likely to tear during cooking. The batter will keep for up to 48 hours.
• Heat a small non-stick pan. Add butter to coat. Pour 1 ounce of batter into the center of the pan and swirl to spread evenly. Cook for 30 seconds and flip. Cook for another 10 seconds and remove to the cutting board. Lay them out flat so they can cool. Continue until all batter is gone. After they have cooled you can stack them and store in sealable plastic bags in the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for up to two months. When using frozen crepes, thaw on a rack before gently peeling apart.