crepes suzette
orange juice
granulated sugar
Grand Marnier
butter
I wanted to know where the name 'Suzette'
comes from for this pancake. Turns out
there's a nice story attached to it.
It was in 1890 that the French cook Auguste
Escoffier offered this dessert to the Prince
of Wales, who would later become King
Edward VII. When the prince learned that
Escoffier wanted to give the pancake his
name, he thanked him for the honour. He
said give it the name of my lady companion.
And let her name be 'Suzette' for sure. Nice
story huh.
Bake classic thin pancakes and place them
folded in four on a serving plate.
Melt a good knob of butter in a deep pan and
add a few tablespoons of granulated sugar. Let
the butter bubble and dissolve the sugar in it
along with a squeeze of lemon juice.
Pour a glass of orange juice into the pan, mix
and reduce. Continue to boil until the sauce
becomes syrupy. Place the pancakes in the pan
and turn them over in the sauce.
Fill a flambé pan with Grand Marnier. Heat the
liqueur and flambé. Pour the pan over the
pancakes. Turn them one more time and put
them on the plates.
On the plate. One or two pancakes, topped
with the rest of the sauce. Serve with a scoop of
vanilla ice cream. Serve immediately, of course.
pancakes
lemon juice
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quantities
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listed
when
absolutely
necessary.
Making
the
right
choices
when
following
a
recipe,
with
your
fiery
passion
for
cooking,
that's
creative cooking
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