Savory Crêpes Recipe With Spicy Ground Beef

This Savory Crêpes Recipe With Spicy Ground Beef recipe is so delicious, goes together quickly and easily. Enjoy these spicy and tasty crêpes any time of day that suits you! Get creative by making the basic crêpe and then adding what you love most to the filling! Hint, it doesn't have to be spicy. 😉

❤️About This Recipe & Why We Love It!

Savory crêpes can be a meal saver. What do I mean by this? If you have any leftovers from the night before, you can mix up some crêpes and wrap up your leftover meal in the crêpes. Delicious!

When you make this easy recipe, you will see how easy ground beef, ground turkey, or chicken, and chopped ham would be served in this way. If you would like to carry the ground beef idea further, try this tasty but different, simple beef chili recipe, which fills a crêpe beautifully, too.

You can get the scoop on how to make the best crêpes here.

🗝️ Key Ingredients

Classic French Crêpe Ingredients

🔄Substitutions

• Use ground turkey, ground chicken, or chopped ham instead of ground beef.
• Use up leftovers in place of the crêpe filling given in this recipe.

🔢How To Make Savory Crêpes

For The Crêpes

1. Stir crêpe batter with a whisk until smooth; do not beat.
2. Let batter stand for an hour before cooking for best results.
3. Heat pan slowly (use a non-stick crêpe pan unless you are experienced) until it is hot about 200°C /400°F.
4. Butter pan quickly and pour in batter. Cook fast, or they will be rubbery.
5. When edges start to lift, it is time to turn.

Top Tip For Savory Crêpe Batter

Use olive oil, vegetable oil, or sunflower oil in the batter as each one will enhance your crêpes with a slightly different flavor, according to your preference.

Try them out by dividing the crêpe ingredients in half or thirds each in a separate bowl and mix a different oil in each one to see the one you like best.

✍️How To Make Savory Crêpe Filling

1. Brown the ground beef in a pan. When completely cooked, place in a bowl, discard the fat, and scrape the pan.
2. Place olive oil in a pan, heat it, add the onions, and soften them without browning.
3. Put the meat back in the pan. Add the beer and, if needed, add a little water to cover the meat and season with salt and black pepper.
4. Add the bouquet garni, or pepper. Simmer the meat uncovered until the liquid is reduced.
5. Add all the other vegetables and continue to simmer gently. While the liquid in the ground beef mixture is reducing, make an additional flavorful sauce to add to the beef.
6. Heat the vinegar with the sugar in a small saucepan until it bubbles and forms a dark caramel (watch constantly to prevent burning). Stir in two tablespoons of boiling water, and then add this mixture to the pan, which gives it a good color and added flavor!

👩‍🍳How To Assemble The Crêpes

1. Lay a crêpe on a plate.
2. Place a spoonful of the filling down the center of the crêpe. (You could also use the filling and crêpe in this recipe in the same way that Best Easy Apple Pie Filling Galette is made!).
3. Fold one side of the crêpe over the filling, then the other side, and use a toothpick through the center to hold it together if necessary.
4. Lay in a casserole dish.
5. Continue until all crêpes are filled.
6. Sprinkle cheese on the crêpes and place in the oven to melt the cheese and keep the crêpes warm until serving.
7. Remove from oven, sprinkle each one with chives and a dollop of sour cream!

🙌More Savory Crêpe Recipes To Try

• Discover This Savory Crêpes Recipe With Spinach, Bacon, Mushrooms, And Cheese, it is so delicious and easy to make.
• Make a very traditional French crêpe called Ficelle Picarde, a magnificent savory ham and mushroom crêpe smothered in a creamy cheese sauce.
• You have no doubt heard of or have even eaten a ham and cheese sandwich. Well, here is the French equivalent, a Ham and Cheese Galette. Galettes are simply crêpes made from buckwheat flour. There are endless varieties to make, and this one is a good starting point.