Bacon and Pancake Breakfast
By Sid • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: American Food, Asian Food, British Food, Fusion Food, Indian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Posts |
Here’s a contribution from my mother: There’s nothing more invigorating than a hearty breakfast. There was a time when breakfasts in my mother’s home were huge and wholesome. Fried, poached or boiled eggs, thick slices of toast, butter, marmalade, chutney, rashers of bacon, fried tomatoes and thick slices of roast potatoes and that wasn’t all! There had to be a dish of something traditional like idlis or dosas with chutney and molagapodi (a mixture of ground chillies and spices that you mix oil with when serving) or appams with stew or upma or puttu (rice cakes steamed with scraped coconut in a tubular contraption) which we loved when eaten sweet with ripe bananas, ghee and sugar or savory with a red chickpea curry). I woke up this morning to the memories of mother’s breakfast table. That’s how I decided to have Pancakes with Bacon and mushrooms. |
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Pancakes have always been a favorite in our family. Break an egg into a large dish and beat it with a quarter teaspoon of salt and sugar (a tsp) and a pat ( 1/2 tsp) of butter. Continue beating and add some milk (200ml) and flour (4 heaped tablespoons) until the batter is of a thick pouring consistency without any lumps. To this add two pinches of baking powder, stirring well to mix. Set aside. In a non-stick pan saute a rasher of chopped bacon until the fat begins to run. To this add some chopped onion and green chillies ( purely optional, though I have always preferred to give character to my dishes by adding a wee bit of fire) When the onions are soft add chopped mushrooms (four button mushrooms will do) and saute some more, on high heat. Finally add a chopped tomato to the concoction. It’s ready to eat in a minute or two. Don’t forget to garnish with chopped coriander / cilantro leaves. ( parsley will do if you cannot find cilantro ) Make sure you do not add any salt as the salt of the bacon will more than suffice. To make the pancakes pour spoonfuls of batter on a moderately hot skillet. The pancakes will take a minute on each side to cook to golden brown perfection. On a plate stack the pancakes with the bacon and mushrooms on the side. Now comes the best part. Pour a spoonful of honey around the bacon and mushrooms, then throw on a few berries. The sweetness of the honey compliments the sauteed bacon and mushroom making the whole dish a delight. Happy Eating! - Vinny |
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Hi! Vinny,I never made pancakes, so was thinking of first trying with pre-mix from Pillsbury’s. The recipe u gave above, i wanna know:a. How many pancakes were u able to make?b. Approx. what size? e.g. 4", 6"So, that i can half the ingredients to start n try with, minimum amount.
Hi Jas!
I made four pancakes with this mixture. Each was about four inches in diameter. If you prepare the mix in a milk jug you can just pour the contents on to the skillet until you get four of them.I suggest you don’t halve the ingredients. You can keep the mix in the fridge well co vered and use it later too.
I wish I had time for breakfast, or even the inclination! But I could do this for Saturday lunch, it sounds delicous especially with the addition of the chillies
i know what you mean. as much as i used to enjoy large breakfasts - i simply cannot manage more than a cup of tea/coffee and a slice of toast these days.
funny how going a little away from tradition [like adding coriander and chillies to bacon and tomatoes] brings out another side of a very familiar taste. need to read a little more on that i think.
Hi Vinny,
Thanks for the "milk jug", suggestion and cool, i can make the rest of it next day.
Man! Sid its sad, only toast n tea for breakfast?
I at-least add omelet/scrambled/egg fry.
You should have eggs!
BTW, my poll for:
What goes best with Pancakes???
a. Honeyb. Chocolate or its syrupc. Other(your fav.)
Please do vote.
Yup, only toast and tea/coffee - poor me.
Pancakes - I vote for butter and/or honey!
Funny, I love pickles with my pancakes..ha ha