Description
Award winning twist on Danish pancakes.
Ingredients
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 eggs, separated
1 cup milk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, divided
1 cooked lobster tail, finely chopped
¼ cup fresh cooked or frozen corn kernals, thawed
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
1 green onion, finely chopped including the lighter green parts
1 teaspoon minced jalapeno
Sriracha Aioli (recipe follows)
Garnish: fresh green chives for garnish and lemon slices
Sriracha Aioli
½ cup quality mayonnaise
¼ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons sriracha
1 teaspoon honey
pinch of white pepper
Instructions
- In large bowl, whisk cake flour, baking powder, sugar, lemon zest, salt and pepper; set aside.
- In small bowl, whisk egg yolks, milk and 3 tablespoons of melted butter. Pour milk mixture into dry ingredients; whisk until blended.
- Beat egg whites until just stiff peaks form. Fold half the egg whites into the batter to lighten it. Fold in remaining egg whites until no white streaks remain.
- Fold in lobster, corn, celery, green onions and jalapeno.
- Brush the wells of an ebelskiver pan with some of remaining melted butter and place over medium heat.
- Fill each well to the top with batter, about 2 tablespoons per well.
- Cook cakes for 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly brown and crisp on the bottom.
- Using 2 wooden skewers, turn cakes and cook on other side, about 2 or 3 minutes more.
- Transfer to platter; keep warm in oven.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- Serve warm with Sriracha Aioli. Garnish with chives and lemon.
- Sriracha Aioli: Combine all ingredients in small bowl; blend well.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: appetizer
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American