I love an omelette for a quick dinner, but unfortunately Chris and the kids won’t eat them, so this is my way of making everyone happy with just an extra few minutes of prep needed to whip up some pancake batter. I wasn’t sure how well chorizo would go with syrup, but OMG yes!! Add in the bacon, a little cheese and that salty chilli butter too? This is a seriously good recipe for pancakes with a twist.
What do we need?
Classic pancake ingredients of flour, baking powder, salt, egg and milk Our savoury fillings - spring onions (scallions), cheddar cheese and chorizo Salted butter and a chopped jalapeno to make that tasty chilli butter More spring onions, bacon and golden syrup to top our pancakes.
So how do we make these savoury pancakes?
Make some chilli butter by mixing salted butter with a finely chopped jalapeno. You can leave the butter at room temperature, or refrigerate it if you prefer it cold. Next we fry off the chorizo. Once it’s cooked, transfer to a plate. Then we make the pancake batter by mixing flour, baking powder, salt, egg and milk.
Once combined, stir in a bunch of chopped spring onions (scallions). Brush the pancake pan with a little butter and heat until hot. I find a non-stick pan works best for these pancakes (to prevent the cheese that you’ll sprinkle on later from sticking). Then spoon blobs of pancake batter in the pan (about ¼ cup per pancake). Cook for about 1 minute, then sprinkle a little of the cooked chorizo and some cheddar cheese onto each pancake, then turn the pancake over and cook for a further minute or too, until the pancakes are cooked through.
Once they’re all cooked, stack the pancakes up and sprinkle on chopped cooked bacon and a few more spring onions (scallions). Top with the chilli butter and drizzle over golden syrup before serving.
I originally posted this recipe in November 2014 - my original recipe was a tiny bit flawed, in that I incorporated so many fillings (chicken, chorizo, peppers and spring onions), that it impacted the structural integrity of the pancakes - making them tricky to flip without them falling apart. Yes, I know. Pancake structural integrity is a very pressing subject, that needs careful consideration. Said no-one ever. So for my updated recipe, I just added chorizo and spring onions, then sprinkled some cheese on the pancakes in the pan before flipping. Everything else goes on top. Structural integrity problem solved. The chilli butter is a must, along with a good drizzle of golden syrup. Maple syrup works too, but I think golden syrup works the best.
Top Tips:
Use a non-stick pan to ensure the cheese doesn’t stick to the pan when you flip the pancakes. If you don’t like using non-stick, then I’d suggest flipping the pancakes, then sprinkling a little cheese on top, so the cheese can melt when the pancakes finish off cooking. You can still add the chorizo as per the recipe though. Keep the pieces of chorizo fairly small. If you sprinkle large lumps of chorizo on top before flipping the pancakes, the chorizo will stick out and will be the only bits touching the pan (the pancake batter won’t be in contact with the surface of the pan, meaning it won’t cook evenly). Keep the chorizo small, then you can ensure even cooking of the chorizo and pancake.
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Can I make them ahead?
These pancakes taste best when eaten right away, but you can make them ahead if you like. I’ve done it so the kids can have an extra special breakfast the next day without having to do all the mixing and cooking when it’s hard enough to just find their flippin school shoes. Normally, when reheating plain pancakes, I reheat them in the toaster. This doesn’t warm the chorizo through enough though, so i’d suggest microwaving them on high, two at a time for a minute or two until piping hot throughout. This recipe was first posted in November 2014. Updated in Feb 2020 with new photos, video, tips and a few improvements to the recipe. Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links – which means if you buy the product I get a small commission (at no extra cost to you). If you do buy, then thank you! That’s what helps us to keep Kitchen Sanctuary running. The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors. For more information please see our Terms & Conditions.
