Name: Buckwheat crepes with duck breast and plum sauce
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium cucumber; 1 small daikon radish or white turnip (about 4 ounces); ½ pounds boneless duck breasts or chicken breasts; ½ cup pitted dried prunes, dates, or apricots; ¼ cup flour; ¼ cup neutral oil, such as canola or grapeseed, plus more as needed; Pinch of coriander; Salt; 2 tablespoons sesame seeds; 1 cup buckwheat flour; 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; ½ cup sugar; 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro root (optional); 4 leaves romaine lettuce, cut in half lengthwise; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon chile paste or 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 8 scallions; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 small chile, stemmed; ½ cup white vinegar; ½ cup milk

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

As you can see from the ingredients list, this is a bit of work, but the payoff is very filling, big-flavored, rather magnificent crepes.

Note the inclusion of cilantro root: often you can buy cilantro with the roots attached. After washing well, these are perfectly edible—and powerfully flavored.

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
½ cup white vinegar
1 small chile,

Main course

Method

Combine the first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan with ½ cup water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then turn the heat down and simmer for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, combine the next 4 ingredients and 1

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