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Chilli Pancake Stack
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5 from 6 votes

Chilli Pancake Stack

A delicious combination of baked coriander pancakes layered with beef chilli and finished off with a layer of melted cheese and jalapenos.
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

For the pancakes

  • 125 g Plain flour
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 350 ml Semi-skimmed milk
  • 2 tablespoon Sunflower oil
  • 1 Pinch salt
  • 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped

For the filling

  • 12 tablespoon Beef Chilli (heaped tablespoons)

Topping

  • 80 g Cheddar cheese grated
  • 6 Green pickled jalapeno slices

Instructions

  • To make the batter sieve the flour, make a well in the centre, add the eggs, salt and a little milk and whisk to make a thick batter slowly incorporating the flour from the side.
  • Whisk in the rest of the milk and 1 tbsp of the oil.
  • Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile grease a 24cm spring form cake tin and get a non-stick frying pan ready of the same size. (If you don’t have this size use a smaller tin and pan of equal size and just make more pancakes for a higher stack).
  • Once the pancake mixture has rested mix in the chopped coriander.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Pour the remaining tbsp of oil into frying pan, heat up and pour off excess into a small jug.
  • Pour enough mixture into pan to coat it and cook over a high heat for about 10 seconds easing the edges with a silicone flipper.
  • Turn the pancake and cook for a further 5 seconds.
  • Slide pancake onto a plate and repeat process until all the batter is used. You will probably get 6 pancakes but only need 5 (it’s good to have a margin of error)!
  • Once the pancakes are all made place one in the greased baking tin and spread 3 heaped tbsp of beef chilli on top.
  • Repeat with the next three pancakes and then finish the fifth pancake with a layer of grated cheddar and decorate with jalapeno slices.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes until the cheese has melted.
  • To serve, release the sides of the tin and slide onto a serving dish.
  • Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a mixed salad.

Notes

This dish is great to assemble at the last minute as the pancakes and chilli can be made in advance (and even frozen) for a quick and easy meal.