We picked green eggs and ham from Nigella Express because they looked pretty simple and very yummy (and they are!)
We doubled the recipe (which is meant to make 5 crepes) but only made 7 of varying sizes - probably as we are not deft in the art of crepe making, so our crepes were probably too thick and, well, a bit 'crepe', if you'll pardon the pun. I'm sure if you're good at it you'd get 10 out of the doubled amount; we might've got 8 if ours were more uniform in size.
Here is the original recipe for 5 crepes:
Ingredients
-75g green pesto (Nigella recommends fresh pesto, but we used some from a jar which was just fine)
-1 egg
-75g plain flour
-150ml semi-skimmed milk
-oil for frying
-5 large thin slices of ham
Method
1. Whisk together the pesto, egg, flour and milk until smooth, and the worst of the lumps are gone.
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| Mmmm.....yummy.............? Please remember ladies and gents - don't just a book by it's cover (or colour in this case) |
2. Oil a crepe pan (or a large frying pan if, like us, you don't have a crepe pan). We poured some oil in and then I spread it around with a pastry brush to make sure it was evenly spread. Wipe away any excess so there's just a thin film of oil.
3. When hot, take a ladleful of batter and pour in the pan. Swirl it around quickly and tilt the pan to spread the mix before it starts to set.
4. When cooked underneath, try to flip the crepe. Sadly, this resulted in my crepe breaking :( But I guess that's all part of the challenge!
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| RIP crepe....he was a good crepe :( |
5. Place on a sheet of baking parchment. Continue to cook the crepes, layering between pieces of baking parchment as you go.
6. When they're all finished, roll each one up with some ham and go!
I must admit, I thought that these would be really dry - especially since it's just ham inside and not cheese or a sauce of any kind. But actually they aren't at all! They're really tasty, which is surprising really considering how simple they are.
Another successful recipe. Thanks Nigella!
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