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Manicotti Crepes with Pulled Pork

Manicotti Crepes with Pulled Pork is irresistible homemade fusion of Italian and American cuisine, loaded with parmesan, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese. Pulled pork gives great American kick, and it’s all cooked in tomato sauce to have delicious main dish.

Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Manicotti Crepes with Pulled Pork
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • Ingredients for 13 crepes ( ø 9 inches ):
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cup milk (2.8 % fat )
  • 2 cups mineral / sparkling water
  • Butter or sunflower oil for the skillet
  • Ingredients for manicotti filling:
  • 1 cup Ricotta cheese
  • 6 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
  • basil leaves, chopped, to taste
  • 3 ½ cup pulled pork
  • pulled pork dripping to taste
  • 2 ½ cup tomato sauce (Passata)
  • 2 Mozzarella cheese balls, sliced ( 1 ½ cup )
  • Heavy cream to taste
  • Basil leaves to garnish

Instructions

  1. Combine all the crepes ingredients in large bowl and mix well.

  2. Heat 9 inches nonstick skillet over medium heat. Lightly coat with butter / oil.
  3. Add approx. 1/4 cup of batter and swirl to cover bottom of skillet completely. Cook until underside of crepe is golden brown ( 2 mins).
  4. Loosen edge of crepe with a rubber spatula and quickly flip using fingers or spatula.
  5. Cook 1 minute and slide crepe out of skillet to the plate and repeat until you get 13 crepes.
  6. Coat skillet with butter / oil when needed.
  7. Leave aside to rest while you prepare manicotti ingredients.

  8. Spread 4 Tbsp of tomato sauce to the bottom of baking dish (10 x 8 inches )

  9. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.
  10. In a small bowl, combine Ricotta and Parmesan.

  11. Spread ½ Tbsp of Ricotta / Parmesan mix on one crepe and add 2 Tbsp of pulled pork and 1 Tbsp dripping.

  12. Garnish with basil leaves to taste.

  13. Roll the crepe and lay in the dish coated with tomato sauce.

  14. Repeat until one dish filled.

  15. Spread the half of remaining tomato sauce over the crepes, garnish with mozzarella, heavy cream to taste, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

  16. While first dish is baking, prepare the second one for the freezer, repeating the steps 8. – 13.