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Chive Pancakes with Creme Fraiche and Red Onion Confit
Prep: 20 min Cook: 10 min Servings: 6by Therese37 recipes>A great little appetizer to serve at a dinner party. The mini chive pancakes can be made up to 2 days in advance stored in an airtight container in the refridgerator . Crisp in a preheated 400 degree oven for 3 minutes. Ingredients
- Chive pancakes:
- 1/2 C All purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 Egg beaten
- 3 Tbl Milk
- 1 Tbl Finely chopped chives
- 1 Tbl Canola oil
- Red Onion Confit:
- 2 Tbl Sugar
- 1 Tbl Water
- 1 Tbl Red wine vinegar
- 1 Medium Red onion finely sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 C Creme Fraiche
- 1 Tbl Fresh chopped chives plus 1 Tbl for garnish
Directions
- Chive pancakes:
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together
- Make a well in the center
- Add milk and egg to the center of the well
- Gradually stir in the flour and mix to a smooth batter
- Stir in the Tbl of fresh chopped chives
- Brush a nonstick frying pan with the canola oil and preheat over a medium heat
- Working in batches dropping teaspoonfuls into the skillet
- Cook until bubbles appear and the bottom of the cake is golden
- brown
- Flip over cake and cook for about 2 minutes longer or until golden
- brown
- Cool pancakes set aside
- Red Onion confit:
- Put sugar and water into a small pan and stir to dissolve
- Bring to a boil over a medium low heat
- Cook to a light Carmel color remove from stove
- Add the vinegar and onions
- Return to the heat and cook for a additional 5 minutes or until onions are soft
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
- Cool to warm
- Assembly:
- Top each chive pancake with 1 tsp of Creme Fraiche and the red onion confit
- Garnish with the chopped chives
- Serve at room temperature
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