Ground beef pancake is a typical dish of Brazilian cuisine, which consists of a simple dough pancake stuffed with braised ground beef. It is a quick and easy-to-prepare option that can be served as lunch, dinner or a snack.
Cooked Ground beef pancake
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
20
minutesGround beef pancakes are made with a simple batter of wheat flour, eggs, milk and salt.
The filling is made with ground meat, onion, garlic, tomato and seasonings to taste.
The pancake is filled with ground beef sauce and then folded in half or rolled up.
Ingredients
1 cup (tea) wheat flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup (tea) milk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
500g of ground beef
1 chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 chopped tomato
Salt, pepper and green scent to taste
Grated cheese (optional)
Tomato sauce (optional)
Directions
- In a bowl, mix the flour, eggs, milk and salt.
- Beat until a homogeneous mass forms.
- Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
- In a pan, sauté the onion and garlic in oil.
- Add the ground beef and sauté until golden.
- Add the tomato, salt, pepper and green chilli.
- Mix well and let it cook for a few more minutes.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Place a ladle of the batter in the frying pan and spread it into a thin pancake.
- Let the pancake brown on one side and then turn to brown on the other.
- Remove the pancake from the pan and set aside.
- Repeat the process with the rest of the dough.
- Fill each pancake with the ground meat sauce.
- Fold in half or roll the pancake.
- Serve with grated cheese and tomato sauce to taste.
Notes
- To prevent the pancakes from sticking to the pan, grease it with a little oil or butter before adding the dough.
- If you want, add other ingredients to the filling, such as corn, peas, carrots or olives.
- For a special touch, serve the pancake with a creamy cheese sauce.
