Aztec Crepes
"A Mexican gourmet restaurant recipe using little known ingredients such as squash blossoms and corn fungus which are considered delicacies in Mexico. This recipe is the specialty of a renowned restaurant in Morelia, Michoacan."
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 12 already cooked crepes
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 4 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 12 squash blossoms, without pistils (about 2 bouquets)
- 1 (1 lb) can cuitlacoche, chopped (greyish-black corn fungus)
- 1 bunch epazote leaves, chopped (what you can pick up with 5 fingers)
- 1 cup prepared hollandaise sauce
- 1⁄2 cup canned red bell pepper (chopped or sliced)
- 1 cup manchego cheese, shredded (or your favorite melty-bubbly cheese)
- salt and pepper
directions
- Melt half of the butter in a cooking pan or skillet and sauté one sliced onion and 2 diced garlic cloves until transparent.
- Add the chopped huitlacoche, seasoning the mixture with salt, pepper and half of epazote.
- Set apart.
- In another skillet melt rest of butter and sauté the remaining onion and garlic.
- Add clean squash blossoms (stem and petals, no center parts) and simmer seasoning with salt, pepper and remaining half of epazote leaves.
- Fill half of crepes with squash blossoms preparation and the other half with the huitlacoche preparation.
- Place on a greased baking dish.
- Top with hollandaise sauce and shredded cheese.
- Broil until cheese melts and gets a golden crust.
- Garnish with chopped or sliced red bell pepper.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mexi-Rosie
Tampico, Tamaulipas
I am a 53 year old Mexican-American elementary school teacher. I enjoy reading biographies, intresting nonfiction, and also love all types of catchy upbeat music. My favorite cookbook is the "Kitchen Fair" trademark cookware recipe book in Spanish. Being bilingual and bicultural, I've come to appreciate the best of both U.S. and Mexican cuisine. I was pleasantly surprised that many, many zaar members include Mexican food as their first favorite food. I'll try to post, as time permits, some Mexican recipes (and also American) that I consider good.
