STIR FRY VEGETABLE STUFFED CREPES

I love CREPES! Sweet crêpes are generally made with wheat flour. When sweet, they can be eaten as part of breakfast or as a dessert. Common fillings include Nutella spread, preserves, sugar (granulated or powdered), maple syrup, golden syrup, lemon juice; whipped cream, fruit spreads, custard, and sliced soft fruits. Savory crêpes are made with non-wheat flours such as buckwheat. Batter made from buckwheat flour is gluten-free, which makes it possible for people who have a gluten allergy or intolerance to eat this type of crêpe. Common savoury fillings for crêpes served for lunch or dinner are cheese, ham, and eggs, ratatouille, mushrooms, artichoke (in certain regions), and various meat products. Batters can also consist of other simple ingredients such as butter, milk, water, eggs, flour, salt, and sugar. Fillings are commonly added to the center of the crêpe and served with the edges partially folded over the center. An interesting tradition about crepes is that, in France, crêpes are traditionally served on Candlemas (La Chandeleur), 2 February. This day was originally Virgin Mary's Blessing Day but became known in France as "Le Jour des Crêpes" (literally translated "The Day of the Crêpes", and sometimes called colloquially as "Avec Crêpe Day", "National Crêpe Day", or "day of the Crêpe "), referring to the tradition of offering crêpes. The belief was that catching the crêpe with a frying pan after tossing it in the air with your right hand while holding a gold coin in your left hand would cause you to become rich that year. The roundness, and golden colour from being fried in butter, of the crêpe resembles the sun and its rays. This symbolism also applies to the coin held in the person's hand. Yeeeeei to eating  more crepes!

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Crepe Batter
1/2 Cup Potaoes
1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper
1/2 Cup Carrots cubed
1/4 Cup Onion
1 Teaspoon Paprika
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Pinch Salt

METHOD

Add oil to non stick pan, add chopped onions and cook until browned. Add the vegetables, carrots, potatoes, bell pepper, stir fry on high heat until potatoes are cooked but still firm. Add salt, paprika, black pepper and take off the heat

Cook your crepes, add a ladle spoon of the crepe batter onto the non stick pan, cook few second when bubbles appear on top flip the second side

Cook crepes until golden brown, repeat until all batter is finished

Lay one crepe flat on a chopping board, spread the stir fry vegetables on one side of the crepe

Do not over fill as the veggies may spread out

Fold the crepe in half over the stuffing, you can add more if too thin or take some of if too thick

Fold the crepe into quarters so that the filling sits at the base of one side just to hold the filling in

How vibrant and colorful does that stuffed crepe look! Who wouldn't want to take a bite, I confess I devoured tow of them in one sitting!

A close up of all that crunchy yummy filling! Veggies are bae!

STIR FRY VEGETABLE STUFFED CREPES

Recipe by Mulunga Alukwe

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients

• 1 Cup Crepe Batter
• 1/2 Cup Potatoes
• 1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper
• 1/2 Cup Carrot
• 1/4 Cup Onion
• 1 Teaspoon Paprika
• 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
• Pinch Salt

Cooking Directions

1. Add oil to non stick pan, add chopped onions and cook until browned. Add the vegetables, carrots, potatoes, bell pepper, stir fry on high heat until potatoes are cooked but still firm. Add salt, paprika, black pepper and take off the heat
2. Cook your crepes, add a ladle spoon of the crepe batter onto the non stick pan, cook few second when bubbles appear on top flip the second side. Cook crepes until golden brown, repeat until all batter is finished
3. Lay one crepe flat on a chopping board, spread the stir fry vegetables on one side of the crepe
4. Fold the crepe in half over the stuffing, you can add more if too thin or take some of if too thick. Fold the crepe into quarters so that the filling sits at the base of one side just to hold the filling in
5. Serve immediately