Swiss Chard Pancakes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 shallot, coarsely chopped, rinsed, and patted dry
  • 2 garlic cloves, split, germ removed, and coarsely chopped
  • Leaves from 10 parsley sprigs
  • 10 fresh chives, snipped
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 5 large or 10 small Swiss chard leaves, center ribs removed, washed, and dried
  • About ½ cup grapeseed, peanut, or vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil, and line a plate with paper towels.
  2.  Put everything except the Swiss chard and oil in a blender or food processer, making sure you season the mix generously with salt and pepper, and whirl until the batter is smooth.
  3. Cut chard into bite size and fold into batter.
  4.  Pour ¼ to ½ inch of oil into a large skillet and place the skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, spoon ¼ cup of batter for each pancake. Cook the pancakes for about 3 minutes, until the underside is nicely browned and the edges are browned and curled. Flip the pancakes over and cook for another 2 minutes. Transfer the pancakes to the paper-towel-lined plate, cover with more towels, and pat off the excess oil. Place them on the foil-lined baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you continue to make pancakes, adding more oil to the pan as needed.

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