For those of you who have never eaten a popover, they are sometimes called Yorkshire pudding (except that those have bacon grease in them instead of butter) and are often served with Prime Rib. I put a pat of butter in the bottom of the pan, melted it, and poured in the batter.
These are just like Dutch Babies or German pancakes. The recipe I used (you can find it here) only made 6 popovers and as soon as I put them on the plates they were gone in a flash, even before I got the after photos taken. Just cut a very small slit in the top of the popover as soon as you take it out of the oven so that they don't collapse. Then add a spot of jam.
We ate them with trout that my Dad caught and gave us. He cleans, skins, and fillets them. I didn't realize that most people have to bone their own fish because I was so spoiled by my dad's filleted trout. We aren't fisher-people at our house;so fresh, filleted trout is a real treat.
Here's what I did. *Dip the dry fillets in some seasoned flour; I added garlic salt, kosher salt, paprika, freshly ground black pepper, and a little paprika for color. Then dip in egg wash (Can you tell which egg is the farm fresh one? The yolk is bright orange.) and back in the flour for a thin coating. Saute them in some butter and canola oil for a few minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the trout, until they are golden brown.
You won't want to over-cook them. Remove them to a plate and add fresh butter in the pan til it foams. Turn down the heat and stir in some scallions. Cook the scallions for a few minutes and spoon over the trout fillets. Serve these with your popovers. We ate the trout before I got a photo as well. I can usually hold everyone off for the photo but not this time.
Yummmmm.... Thanks Dad ever so much!
That is a nice find. I've been wanting to give popovers a try.
ReplyDeleteThese look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOur anniversary (#33) is this weekend - maybe we should head to Spring City. Such a beautiful and peaceful place. And, can I just say how jealous I am of your kitchen? It is so lovely!
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Donna, Come down this weekend. While it's supposed to rain on the Wasatch Front, it will be sunny with a few clouds in Spring City. A little chilly maybe, but it should be a fun day.
ReplyDeleteIt was such a beautiful day in Spring City, we are so glad we went. How ever, we did miss the sales! Next year I need to get there earlier. What a wonderful spot you have there away from the buzz in the city :)
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