ZELENE PALAČINKE / GREEN PANCAKES

ZELENE PALAČINKE

Ovo jelo nije tradicionalno, ali mi je vrlo drago zato što unosom jednog sastojka, inače netipičnog za to jelo, u potpunosti mijenja cijeli doživljaj. Taj sastojak je špinat – povrće inače vrlo mrsko djeci, kojeg se moja mama sjetila zamaskirati u nama najdraže jelo – palačinke, i tako nas ''natjerati'' da ga počnemo jesti.

To joj je uspjelo i sa zelenim pireom, koji je osim krumpira sadržavao i izmiksanu brokulu. Sada nam je ta vrsta pirea draža čak i od običnog, a mama se vrlo ponosi svojom smicalicom. (I još uvijek smišlja kako da nam podvali poriluk.)

SASTOJCI

ZA PALAČINKE

3 jaja

1l mlijeka

40dkg mekog brašna

300g mljevenog špinata

Sol

ZA NADJEV

Pola crvenog luka

500g mljevenog mješanog mesa (junetina i svinjetina)

2 kisela vrhnja

15dkg tvrdog sira (gouda ili trapist)

Vegeta, sol, papar

ZA NA VRH

1 jaje

Kiselo vrhnje

NAČIN PRIPREME

Napraviti tijesto za palačinke od jaja i naizmjence dodavanog brašna i mlijeka. Posoliti.

Špinat skuhati u slanoj vodi, ocijediti i izmiksati, ili kupiti gotovi (najbolje Ledov!) i dodati u palačinke. Peći palačinke, ali malo deblje.

Isjeckani crveni luk izdinstati na ulju (savjet: kad poprimi zlatnu boju, posuti ga s malo praška za pecivo i podliti mineralnom vodom da se bolje izdinsta!). Dodati mljeveno meso i uz miješanje dinstati 15ak min. Začiniti Vegetom, solju i paprom, po želji.

U vatrostalnu zdjelu slagati red palačinki i na njih posuti mljeveno meso, naribati sir i posuti vrhnjem. Tako slagati dok se ne dođe do zadnje palačinke. Nju posuti jajetom razmućkanim s par žlica vrhnja.

Zapeći u mikrovalnoj pećnici na 10min, ili u pećnici 20ak min na 200°.

Izvrsno ide uz jogurt!

Dobar tek!

GREEN PANCAKES

This is not a traditional dish, but it is very dear to me because one of its ingredients, which is usually completely untypical for it, changes the whole experience of eating it. That ingredient is spinach – the kind of vegetable which children usually find to be very detestable. But my mum found a way to mask it by adding it into our favorite food – pancakes, and in that way 'forcing' us to start eating it – without our knowledge, obviously. She also managed to do that with green mashed potatoes, by adding broccoli chopped in a food processor. Now, we like this kind even more than the regular kind, and Mum is very proud of her little scheme. (And she is still plotting how to foist leek on us.)

INGREDIENTS

FOR PANCAKES

3 eggs

1l of milk

40dkg of soft flour

300g of ground spinach

Salt

FOR FILLING

A smaller red onion

500g of ground meat (baby beef and pork)

2 sour creams

15dkg of hard cheese (Gouda or Trappist)

Vegeta, salt, pepper

FOR TOPPING

An egg

Sour cream

PREPARATION

Make the batter out of eggs, and flour and milk added by turns. Cook the spinach, drain it and grind it, or buy it already prepared (I recommend Ledo's) and add it to the batter. Bake the pancakes as usually, only make them a little thicker.

Sautée the chopped red onion on oil (a tip: when the onion turns gold, sprinkle some baking powder on it and add some mineral water to sautée it better). Put the meat on it and cook cca 15min. Add Vegeta, salt and pepper to taste.

In a Pyrex dish put a pancake and meat on it. Grate a quantity of cheese and scatter some sour cream. Repeat this until you get to the last pancake.

Put stirred egg with cream on top.

Bake it in a microwave for 10min or in an oven for 20 or so min. on 200°.

It tastes deliciously when combined with yoghurt.

Enjoy!

Teuta Klarić

Autumn '05/06