Savoury chicken and mushroom crêpe cake
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1 hour 30 min
This multilayered crêpe cake is made with two types of cheesy crêpes and a filling of mushrooms, chicken and cream cheese. It's a Russian favourite for special occasions.
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Ingredients
Serves: 10
- For the crêpes
- 4 eggs
- 200g mayonnaise
- 350g Gouda or Cheddar cheese, grated
- 5 tablespoons plain flour
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 small bunch fresh dill, finely chopped
- For the filling
- 1 onion, diced
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 250g mushrooms, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 200g cream cheese
- 100 to 150g mayonnaise
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- chopped fresh dill, to taste
- 300g cooked chicken, diced
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
Method
Prep:30min ›
Cook:1hr ›
Ready in:1hr30min
- Beat eggs with mayonnaise, then add grated cheese and flour; mix well. Divide batter into two equal parts.
- Gently cook the grated carrot in the oil over medium heat till softened, about 5 minutes. Add to one portion of batter, then add the dill to the other portion.
- Preheat a non-stick or well seasoned cast-iron frying pan over medium-low heat. Pour in 2 tablespoons of batter. Spread by rotating the pan in a circular motion. Flip when edges are crispy. Remove when browned and dry on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter. You will end up with a stack of dill crêpes and a stack of carrot crêpes.
- For the filling: fry onion in a bit of oil over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, or till softened. Add chopped mushrooms and cook another 5 minutes, until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat and season to taste.
- Blend cream cheese and mayonnaise, then add garlic, dill, salt and pepper.
- Assemble the crêpe cake: start with a dill crêpe, spread it with cream cheese mixture, add a layer of mushrooms. Top with a carrot crêpe, spread with cream cheese mixture and top with chicken. Repeat layers until all crêpes are used up.
- Decorate crêpe cake with thinly sliced cucumber. Cover and chill until serving.
