Patranque (Bread and Bacon Pancake from France)
"This dish from *French Bistro and Cafe Cooking* by Pierre-Yves Chupin would likely win most versatility contests. IMO it will work very well as 1) Breakfast/Brunch fare, 2) A lunch or dinner entree for 4 or even 3) A starter course for 6-8. *Now that is versatile* ! Take your pick of these options, but give it a try & *Enjoy* ."
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 500 g stale brown bread
- 85 g bacon
- 1 medium garlic clove (finely chopped)
- 250 g mozzarella cheese (French Tomme de Cantal cheese suggested)
directions
- Remove the crusts from the bread & crumble coarsely. If the bread is very stale, it may be softened w/a sml amt of water. Slice cheese thinly. Set the bread & cheese aside.
- Cut the bacon into very sml pieces & cook in a non-stick frying pan over mod-heat till they are completely transparent & begin to crisp.
- Add bread to the pan & stir about to soak up the fat from the bacon & break up more.
- Add garlic. When it begins to brown, add cheese slices & stir well.
- Reduce heat, add salt & pepper to taste & allow to brown for about 10 minutes.
- When a crust has formed, turn pancake using a spatula & a plate so the other side can brown for 5-10 minutes.
- Slide pancake onto a plate, divide in 4 portions & serve immediately.
- SERVING SUGGESTION: Just a green salad was suggested, but I see mushrooms sauteed in garlic as another good choice to accompany this dish w/the salad.
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Reviews
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Wow-ie-ca-sow-wee~what a very, very nice *treat* I served this as a quick snack after a hard day of work on the farm, before everyone ventured home to their humble abodes. I only had whole wheat bread that I had made from the previous days sandwiches so I used this instead of the "brown" bread. This was the only change I made, except since I had low fat bacon I added 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil since I felt as though it might not of been enough fat. Even with those minor changes, this was a great treat to eat. Mine stayed together perfectly, looking very much like a pancake. we added some sour cream mixed with green onion and garlic to dip the edges in. Oh boy! Was this yummy! Thank you so much, twissis!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)
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