Savory Crepes With Mushroom And Bacon Filling

Serves: 4

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

47

Sweetness

49

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 large

Egg

1 cup

Milk

3 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Make crêpes: In a bowl whisk together egg, milk, butter, and parsley until combined well

2

Add flour, salt and pepper and whisk until smooth

3

Heat a 6-to-8 inch crepe pan over moderately high heat until hot

4

Brush pan with oil and heat until hot but not smoking

5

Remove pan from heat

6

Stir batter and half fill a 1/4-cup measure with it

7

Pour batter into pan, tilting and rotating pan quickly to cover bottom with a thin layer of batter, and return any excess to bowl

8

Return pan to heat and loosen edge of crêpe with a spatula

9

Cook crêpe until underside is lightly browned

10

Turn crêpe and lightly brown other side

11

Transfer crêpe to a plate

12

Make more crêpes with remaining batter, brushing pan lightly with oil as necessary

13

(Crêpes may be made 1 day in ahead and chilled, stacked and wrapped well in plastic wrap

14

) In a bowl whisk together egg, milk, butter, and parsley until combined well

15

Add flour, salt and pepper and whisk until smooth

16

Heat a 6-to-8 inch crepe pan over moderately high heat until hot

17

Brush pan with oil and heat until hot but not smoking

18

Remove pan from heat

19

Stir batter and half fill a 1/4-cup measure with it

20

Pour batter into pan, tilting and rotating pan quickly to cover bottom with a thin layer of batter, and return any excess to bowl

21

Return pan to heat and loosen edge of crêpe with a spatula

22

Cook crêpe until underside is lightly browned

23

Turn crêpe and lightly brown other side

24

Transfer crêpe to a plate

25

Make more crêpes with remaining batter, brushing pan lightly with oil as necessary

26

(Crêpes may be made 1 day in ahead and chilled, stacked and wrapped well in plastic wrap

27

) Make filling: In a large heavy skillet cook bacon over moderately high heat until crisp and transfer to paper towels to drain

28

Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and chop bacon

29

To fat remaining in skillet add mushrooms and 1 tablespoon butter and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated, about 5 minutes

30

Remove skillet from heat

31

Preheat oven to 200°F

32

In a heavy saucepan melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter over moderately high heat and whisk in flour

33

Cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes

34

Add milk gradually, whisking constantly, and cook

35

Stirring, occasionally, 5 minutes or until thickened and smooth

36

Add mushrooms, cream, parsley, bacon, salt and pepper to taste and simmer 10 minutes, or until very thick

37

Cool filling slightly

38

In a large heavy skillet cook bacon over moderately high heat until crisp and transfer to paper towels to drain

39

Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and chop bacon

40

To fat remaining in skillet add mushrooms and 1 tablespoon butter and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated, about 5 minutes

41

Remove skillet from heat

42

Preheat oven to 200°F

43

In a heavy saucepan melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter over moderately high heat and whisk in flour

44

Cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes

45

Add milk gradually, whisking constantly, and cook

46

Stirring, occasionally, 5 minutes or until thickened and smooth

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Add mushrooms, cream, parsley, bacon, salt and pepper to taste and simmer 10 minutes, or until very thick

48

Cool filling slightly

49

Spread each crêpe with about 1/4 cup filling and fold in quarters, transferring crêpes as filled to an ovenproof platter

50

Heat crêpes in oven until heated through

51

Spread each crêpe with about 1/4 cup filling and fold in quarters, transferring crêpes as filled to an ovenproof platter

52

Heat crêpes in oven until heated through