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Mushroom and Beef Filled Pancakes
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Mushroom And Beef Filled Pancakes
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Mushroom and Beef Filled Pancakes are covered in a rich Cheese sauce and make the best dinner which can be served either hot, or cold

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: South-African
Keyword: filled pancakes, meat filled pancakes, savory pancakes
Servings: 4 People
Author: Linda Nortje
Ingredients
PANCAKES:
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 2 extra-large Eggs
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1 t Baking Powder
  • 1/8 t Salt
  • 1 TB White Vinegar
  • Oil to fry
FILLING:
  • 1 TB Olive Oil
  • 450 g Lean Ground Beef ( 1 pound )
  • 1 large Onion finely chopped
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper finely chopped
  • 250 g Mushrooms sliced ( 8 oz )
  • 3 TB Chutney
  • 1/4 cup Tomato Sauce ( thick ketch-up )
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1 t Dried Oregano
  • 1 t Dried Rosemary
  • Salt and Black Pepper to taste
CHEESE SAUCE:
  • 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter melted
  • 1/4 cup Flour
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese grated
TO FINISH:
  • 1 t Paprika
  • 1/8 t Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 TB Parsley fresh, chopped
Instructions
PANCAKES:
  1. Beat together the Water, Milk and Eggs – add the Flour and Baking Powder slowly, beat until smooth – add the Salt and Vinegar – beat another minute
  2. Heat a pan until very hot – add a little Oil, heat – spoon batter into the pan and cook until bubbly and pulling away from the sides – turn over and cook another 30 seconds – remove from pan and keep aside – repeat until all the batter is used
FILLING:

  1. Heat the Olive Oil in a large skillet - cook the Ground Beef until done - remove from skillet and keep aside

  2. Add a little more Oil (if needed) to the same skillet - saute the Onion, Red Bell Pepper and Mushrooms until soft

  3. Combine the Chutney, Tomato Sauce, Water and Dried Herbs - add to the skillet and stir through together with the cooked Ground Beef

  4. Season to taste with Salt and Black Pepper - let cook for 2 - 3 minutes - remove from heat and let cool 5 - 10 minutes

  5. Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – spray a large oven dish with cooking oil

  6. Spoon a heap of filling onto the center of each pancake – fold it over as you would an envelope – place the filled pancakes (seam side facing down) in the prepared oven dish

CHEESE SAUCE:

  1. Combine the Butter and Flour to form a paste, add the Milk little at a time, scraping the bottom and sides of your microwave bowl or stove saucepan regularly – microwave 3 – 5 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds (if using a stove saucepan – stir continuously) until thick – add the Cheddar cheese and stir until the cheese has melted

  2. Pour over the filled Pancakes in the oven dish 

TO FINISH:

  1. Sprinkle with Paprika and Cayenne Pepper  – bake 20 – 25 minutes until starting to brown - remove, sprinkle with Parsley and serve