Tuna Pancakes à la Jane Smith

This recipe sounds weird, but it is absolutely delicious in a 50’s kind of way – retro, rich, and very unhealthy. Jane Smith was a Peace Corps wife who we met in Malaysia.

Filling Ingredients

• 2 Tbs. chopped pimento
• 4 Tbs. chopped red pepper
• 1 Tbs. butter
• 2 7oz. cans solid white tuna
• ½ cup mayonnaise

Sauté the first three ingredients and then add the white tuna and mayonnaise to the sautéed vegetables.

Pancake Batter Ingredients (or use flour tortillas)

• 2 eggs beaten
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2/3 cup sifted all purpose flour

Additional Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• ¼ cup cream
• ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

Method

• Heat in a stick free pan a small amount of butter.
• Pour in a generous tablespoon of batter, and tilt the pan allowing the batter to create a thin pancake.
• Cook until the pancake lifts easily from the pan.

Make all the pancakes (about 16) and set aside.

Completing the Pancakes

• Spread a tablespoon of or more of the filling in each pancake in a cigar shape.
• Roll up the pancake.
• Place the pancakes in an ovenproof rectangular casserole
• Top the pancakes with the following and then bake for twenty minutes at 350 degrees:
• 1 cup sour cream combined with ¼ cup cream and ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese