Pancake Soup

My Grandmother's recipe

This recipe was lovingly made for us as kids every year after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our Italian grandmother or our Noni, as we called her, made a delicious turkey broth and would add in pancakes or crepes essentially stuffed with parmesan cheese and black pepper. It was a favourite from my childhood and continues to be one of my ultimate comfort foods.

Turkey Broth:
To make the turkey broth simply boil the turkey carcass with three litres or more of water, onions, carrots,celery and herbs for a minimum of three hours. Remove excess scum that rises to the surface and always start with a relatively cleaned carcass otherwise your soup may be too oily. 

Pancake/Crepe:
1 cup of all purpose flour
1 cup of water
2 eggs

Beat all three ingredients together and if the batter is too thick add more water. You want the batter thin. Heat a frying pan with a little vegetable oil and cook your pancakes. Once cooked lay flat and sprinkle with a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese and fresh grindings of black pepper. Roll and place two pancakes per serving bowl. Add the hot broth on top and serve immediately with more parmesan and pepper.

Enjoy!