I'm going to go ahead and throw out an apology for the lack of posting. I'm on a critical care rotation and Jake is doing cardiology. They're both very demanding. I leave the house around 6:30am and I usually don't get home til about 10pm. Jake's schedule is very similar. There isn't much cooking going on these days. Look for a return to life at the end of this month when I get a break.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Spinach, Zucchini, and Chick pea Stuffed Crepes



It's late and I actually still have some work I need to do for my first day of rotations. Will revisit tomorrow. Simple dish. Tasty.

Ok...2 days later. Loving the rotation. Spending a crapload of time at the hospital. Do you care? No. Want to know how to make a very simple and unique dish with great, light flavor? Here we go.
So it is sauteed onions, wilted spinach, raw zucchini and chick peas wrapped in a very thin pancake (or crepe) and drizzled with some white sauce made from butter, milk, flour, s/p. I know. It actually sounds weird as hell. But it's good. Surprisingly good.
First make the crepes.
You need:
1 1/4 cup AP flour
1 egg
1.5 cups milk
~ 5 tbsp water
1 tbsp sunflower or olive oil
pinch o' salt
butter/oil for greasing

Wisk together ingredients to make a very thin batter. It needs to be way thinner than you think. You're going for very thin pancakes. THe thinner the better for this dish. It always takes me til about the 4th or 5th crepe before I've actually gotten by batter as thin as I want it. A really flat, large pan also helps greatly. All I have is my warped cookware which ends up making them not quite so pretty crepes.
Heat a pan, grease with butter, fry crepes on one side only to make ~8 large crepes.
Set aside while preparing the filling.

For the filling you need:
1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
fresh spinach, washed and shredded
1 to 2 zucchinis depending on size, grated
1 onion, small diced
cilantro
s/p

Put the chick peas in a bowl of water and rub to remove the skins. They will float to the top. Place chick peas in a bowl and roughly mash them.
Grate the zucchini into the bowl with the chickpeas
Fry the onion in oil til translucent. Add the spinach and cook til wilted.
Transfer the mix to the bowl. Add chopped cilantro, s/p, and mix well.
Place the pancakes, cooked side up (like this matters), and line the stuffing down the center. Wrap 'em up and place them in a baking pan.

Now the sauce:
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp ap flour
1 1/4 cup milk
Melt the butter in a small pan, stir in the flour, and gradually add milk. Heat gently, stirring continuously, til thickened and smooth. Season with salt and pepper and pour over pancakes.

Now Bake the pancakes at 350 F for about 15 minutes. Garnish with cilantro. Serve.

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