Crisp Pasta Pancake With Spicy Pepper Relish Recipes

CRISP PASTA PANCAKE WITH SPICY PEPPER RELISH

Steps:

• Stem and seed peppers and chilies; slice into thin strips. In a large bowl, mix together peppers, chilies, sugar and vinegar. Transfer mixture to a nonstick frying pan. Cook and stir over medium heat until most of liquid has evaporated, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta completely, then transfer to a bowl and toss with sesame oil to coat. Heat a 12-inch pizza pan in a 500 F oven until hot, about 5 minutes. Without turning off oven, remove pizza pan. Coat pan evenly with the salad oil, then spread pasta in pan. Return pan to oven and bake pasta on lowest rack until golden brown (about 20 minutes). Slide out pancake onto a serving platter. Top with pepper mixture and cut into wedges.

EASY PIZZA PANCAKES (THICK CREPE STYLE)

Steps:

• Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt, make a well in the centre and add the beaten egg and half of the milk (or all of the milk if using half water) Whisk until no lumps remain then stir in the rest of the milk (or water if using). If the mixture is too thick, add a little more liquid. Pour into a jug or have a ladle to hand.
• Prepare your toppings so that you're ready to go.
• Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and spray a little oil over the base, your frying pan must have a lid, if not, substitute foil or another lid.
• If you are brave or in a hurry then you could use 2 or 3 frying pans at once!
• Once hot and working quickly, pour enough pancake batter over the base to cover, swirling round as you go (you want them thicker than thin crepes but thinner than american pancakes).
• When the underside is cooked and browned (you can check this by lifting up one of the sides) remove from the heat, flip over and assemble your pizza with the tomato sauce and cheese, sprinkling over black pepper and oregano as you go.
• The first pancake sometimes sticks but it helps to 'season' the pan so don't worry if this happens.
• Return to the heat and put a lid on or cover the pan. In a couple of minutes, the pancake will have cooked and the cheese should have melted.
• Serve immediatly, 1 is never enough so be prepared to allow someone else to stand over the pan once you get tired!