Giant Russian blinis with horseradish, mackerel and salmon topping
- Serves: 4
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
Ingredients
1 British Lion egg, separated
70g buckwheat flour
100g self-raising flour
225ml milk
2 tbsp chives, chopped
Pinch of salt
Vegetable oil for frying
For the topping:
4 tbsp crème fraiche
2 tbsp hot horseradish sauce
2 fillets of smoked mackerel
2 slices of smoked salmon
A few dill fronds
2 tsp salmon roe
Salt and pepper
Method
- Make the pancakes by placing the flours in a bowl. Add egg yolk, salt and milk then whisk together to form a smooth batter.
- In a clean bowl, whisk the egg white to stiff peaks, then fold into the batter. Along with the chives.
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan. Using a tablespoon, drop large spoonfuls of batter into the pan to make round pancakes around 8cm in diameter. Cook for 2-3 minutes on this side until golden brown then flip them over and cook for a further 2 minutes – you will need to do this in batches.
- Once cooked remove from the pan and set to one side.
- For the topping, mix together the crème fraiche and horseradish. Season well with pepper.
- Remove the skin from the smoked mackerel fillets, then break it up into bite size pieces.
- Place a teaspoon of the crème fraiche mix on top of 4 blinis then top with some smoked salmon.
- Top with the remaining blinis, then some more of the horseradish mix and some of the smoked mackerel.
- Place a small spoonful of salmon roe and a scattering of dill fronds on top and serve. Season with black pepper and then serve.
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