A light, fresh, homely starter or light supper that can be served alone or as part of our Scottish menu.
Ingredients
- 450g floury potatoes, such as maris piper, chopped into small chunks
- 150ml milk
- 3 medium free-range eggs, separated
- 3 tbsp buttermilk
- 100g plain flour
- Sunflower oil, for frying
- 100ml crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp creamed horseradish
- A squeeze of lemon juice
- 300g Scottish smoked salmon
- Small bunch fresh chives, snipped
Method
- 1. Place the potatoes in a large pan of cold salted water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes until tender. Drain well, then mash with the milk, season, and leave to cool.
- 2. Beat the egg yolks and buttermilk together, mix with the cooled mashed potato and fold in the flour.
- 3. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Add a large spoonful to the potato mix and stir to loosen it. Fold in the remaining egg white, being careful not to overbeat.
- 4. Heat a little oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add 3-4 heaped tbsp batter and fry for 2 minutes, until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip and fry for 1-2 minutes more until just golden. Repeat until the batter is used up (you should get 24 pancakes).
- 5. In a small bowl, combine the crème fraîche, horseradish and lemon juice.
- 6. Serve 3 pancakes per person, draped with the salmon and topped with horseradish cream and chives.
Nutritional info
Per serving: 252kcals, 12g fat (5.1g saturated), 15.9g protein, 21.6g carbs, 2.4g sugar, 2g salt
Chef's tip
This starter is from our Scottish menu.
To freeze: Layer the cooked, cooled pancakes between layers of baking paper and freeze in a plastic container for up to 3 months. Defrost before warming through in a low oven.