Aubergine pancakes recipe

Name: Aubergine pancakes
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 75g plain flour; 2 tsp dried oregano; 100ml milk; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 egg; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 aubergine, trimmed and cut into small chunks; 2 celery sticks, chopped; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed; 230g pack vine-ripened tomatoes, roughly chopped; handful fresh basil leaves, to serve

Try these stuffed aubergine pancakes for a healthy dinner for two. Proving there is more to pancakes than just lemon and sugar, these savoury pancakes are filled with a Mediterranean-inspired veg sauce.

See method

Serves 2
15 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
370 calories / serving

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Stockwell & Co. Plain Flour 1.5Kg
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75g plain flour
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Tesco Oregano 30G ..
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2 tsp dried oregano
£1.80
£60.00/kg
Tesco British Whole Milk 568Ml, 1 Pint
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100ml milk
£0.85
£1.50/litre
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
2 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Large Free Range Eggs 6 Pack
1 egg
£2.10
£0.35/each
Tesco Brown Onions Loose
1 onion, roughly chopped
£0.11
£0.95/kg
Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
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1 garlic clove, crushed
£0.87
£0.22/each
Tesco Aubergine Each
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1 aubergine, trimmed and cut into small chunks
£0.95
£0.95/each
Tesco Celery Sticks 250G
2 celery sticks, chopped
£0.90
£3.60/kg
Tesco Red Wine Vinegar 350Ml
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
£1.55
£4.43/litre
Tesco Capers 190G
1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
£2.30
£19.17/kg DR.WT
Tesco Sweet Vine Ripened Tomatoes 255G
230g pack vine-ripened tomatoes, roughly chopped
£1.25
£4.90/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
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handful fresh basil leaves, to serve
£0.50
£16.67/kg

Method

Mix the flour in a large bowl with 1 tsp oregano and some seasoning. Mix the milk with 75ml water, then ½ tbsp oil. Crack the egg into the flour, then slowly whisk in the milk until smooth. Cover and set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the onion for 3 mins, then add the garlic and aubergine and fry for 7-8 mins, stirring, until golden.
Stir in the celery, vinegar, capers and 1 tsp oregano, and fry for a few secs until the vinegar has almost evaporated. Stir in the tomatoes and 100ml water, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 mins until the aubergine is tender. Add a little water if the mixture becomes too dry.
Heat a large nonstick frying pan over a medium-high heat and add ½ tbsp oil. Once the oil is hot, pour in ¼ of the batter and cook for 1-2 mins each side until set. Slide onto a warm plate. Repeat with the remaining batter to make 4 pancakes.
Fill the pancakes with the veg and scatter over the basil.