Lowlander 0.00% Wit beer batter pancakes with bean sprouts, shiitake, mint and coriander

Main, serves 4

Light and refreshingly spicy, reinforced by Lowlander 0.00% Wit
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Ingredients

  • 100 gr rice flour
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 125 ml water
  • 65 ml Lowlander 0.00% Wit
  • 2 spring onions, chopped
  • 50 gr (vegetarian) bacon strips
  • 125 shiitake, stalks removed and cut into strips
  • ¼ piece of bok choy, cut
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
  • 125 gr bean sprouts
  • 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
  • 1 lime in wedges
  • Oil

This is how you make it:

  1. Mix the rice flour in a bowl together with the cumin powder and a pinch of salt
  2. Stir in the water little by little.
  3. Add the beer and spring onions and stir into to a smooth batter.
  4. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and fry the bacon bits.
  5. After a minute add the shitake, ginger and the bok choy.  Sauté for about 2 minutes and set aside in a bowl.
    On medium heat spoon ¼ of the shiitake mixture into the pan.
  6. Pour in some batter and quickly tilt & rotate the pan so the batter is evenly spread.
  7. Add ¼ of the bean sprouts, and cover with a lid for 2-3 minutes, or until bean sprouts are slightly cooked. The batter should also be slightly cooked and transparent around the edges.
  8. Remove the lid, lower heat to medium and sprinkle ¼ of the mint and coriander over the pancake.
  9. Wait for the crêpe to become crisp. Fold in half, transfer to a plate keep warm under aluminum foil while you make the other pancakes.
  10. Serve with lime wedges and soy sauce or fish sauce with some finely chopped red pepper.

Best enjoyed with a Lowlander 0.00% Wit.