Meat Filling for Pancakes

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make a meat filling for pancakes? Gather your ingredients. Use whatever ground meat you like best: beef, pork, chicken, turkey, or a mix. Usually a finely chopped onion is added to the meat for extra juiciness, but I'm not a fan of the flavor, so I leave it out. Feel free to add one — just peel it and cut it into small dice.

2. Step 2:

   

   Hard-boil the egg first. How do you hard-boil an egg? To keep it from cracking, start it in cold water over low heat. Boil for 9 minutes after the water comes to a boil, then transfer to cold water to cool — the sudden temperature change makes it easier to peel. Finely chop the peeled egg, or grate it on the coarse side of a box grater for a smoother filling. It's up to you.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the carrot and grate it on the coarse side of a box grater. It will shrink as it cooks.

4. Step 4:

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet. Add the carrot and cook for about 2 minutes over low heat, until soft. This is the point to add a chopped onion alongside the carrot, if you're using one.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add the ground meat. Stir it together with the carrot and let it cook over medium heat, breaking up the clumps as you go. It's important to break up all the big lumps so the filling comes out even.

6. Step 6:

   

   Season the meat with salt and pepper and stir. If your meat is fatty like mine, it will release a lot of fat — keep cooking until the excess moisture evaporates. This can take about 12–15 minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Once all the moisture has cooked off, the meat is done. I once saw a version where a raw egg — rather than a boiled one — is stirred quickly into the hot cooked meat; it sets almost like an omelet and makes the filling more tender.

8. Step 8:

   

   Transfer the meat to a bowl and let it cool to room temperature. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap so the surface doesn't dry out and form a crust.

9. Step 9:

   

   Stir the chopped egg into the cooled meat. Taste, and add more salt and seasoning if needed.

10. Step 10:

    

    The pancake filling is ready. All that's left is to make your pancakes, wrap the meat filling inside, and serve. Enjoy!