Bacon & parsley hotcakes

Bacon & parsley hotcakes

This is perfect for a lazy brunch or a quick supper. To make brunch even easier, make the dry mix the night before, then stir in the eggs and milk

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Method

  1. Dry-fry the lardons until crisp and golden. Tip onto a plate to cool. Mix the flour, cheese, herbs, lardons, salt and pepper in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and drop in the eggs. Beat with a wooden spoon, then gradually add the milk, drawing the flour into the centre as you go. You should end up with a fairly thick batter.
  2. Heat a little oil in a frying pan, drop in large spoonfuls of the batter, then cook until the hotcakes start to set around the edges. Flip them over, then cook until golden. Keep warm while you cook remaining hotcakes.
  3. Serve each person 2 hotcakes topped with a poached egg and a spoonful of crème fraîche, garnishing with extra thyme, if you like.
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MAKE A VEGGIE HOTCAKE

Sweetcorn & chive hotcakes Replace the lardons with 100g canned sweetcorn and the parsley with 2 tbsp snipped chives.

PER SERVING

201 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 10g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 0g, salt 0.68 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2008.

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  • Binder photo GOOD FOOD

    09 November 2008

    GOOD FOOD commented on this recipe

    Gill says - very easy to make and very tasty..felt it needed a bit more black pepper. Will do it again for a lunch and will also try with wedges and beans for a supper dish.

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  • Binder photo Miss B

    23 November 2008

    Miss B rated and commented on this recipe

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    Did with wedges and baked beans as suggested by Gill below and it was a complete hit! Will definitely make again - cheap and easy.

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  • Binder photo Belkey

    30 November 2008

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really easy, we had these for brunch today and they were delicious! Perfect with the poached egg on top - don't be tempted to do them without.

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  • Binder photo Jeanie

    05 January 2009

    Jeanie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious! Will make with streaky bacon next time just because I'm not so keen on lardons.

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  • Binder photo Elaine

    07 February 2009

    Elaine rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really good, simple and quick. Also found the video showing how to poach an egg (in your How to cook section) v helpful. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/1058/poaching-an-eggreally helpful

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  • Binder photo FlemishMinx

    09 February 2009

    FlemishMinx rated and commented on this recipe

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    Topped with fried eggs and omitted the creme fraiche, but they were delicious.

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    22 February 2009

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  • Binder photo antxoafrita

    01 March 2009

    antxoafrita commented on this recipe

    Very satisfying! Had them with rosemary as I had no thyme. Will have them on top of some steamed spinach next time. Easy and tasty!

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    01 March 2009

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  • Binder photo Lesa Oakley

    06 April 2009

    Lesa Oakley rated and commented on this recipe

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    We had this for brunch with some friends and it went down really well. The recipe is easy and it is something different from the norm.

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  • Binder photo rebecca

    26 May 2009

    rebecca commented on this recipe

    Very taste and easy to make. May become a regular sunday morning breakfast.

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    21 August 2009

    khitajrah rated and commented on this recipe

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    Meh.

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  • Binder photo be2970

    26 October 2009

    be2970 commented on this recipe

    do you reckon these can be cooked and then frozen and re heated in the microwave?

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  • Binder photo kamila

    11 November 2009

    kamila rated and commented on this recipe

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    To belgium2970-I made these many times,also used different ingredients like cooked chicken as I have 3 young kids and they love them.I froze them as well,they were nice to eat but not as nice as fresh,the best way to reheat them I'd say is to pop them in the oven to crisp up a bit,I would't use microwave.absolutely delicious when fresh.

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    13 December 2009

    Miss B. rated and commented on this recipe

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    I tried it with smoked salmon instead of the bacon, very delicious and easy to make!

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    13 December 2009

    Miss B. commented on this recipe

    I tried it with smoked salmon instead of the bacon, very delicious and easy to make!

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    06 March 2010

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    19 March 2010

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    20 April 2010

    Swirlgirl rated and commented on this recipe

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    really simple - really filling!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 100g smoked bacon lardons
  • 100g self-raising flour
  • 50g grated mature cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, or 1/2 tsp dried
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • sunflower oil , for frying
  • poached eggs and crème fraîche to serve
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PER SERVING

201 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 10g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 0g, salt 0.68 g

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