Borlenge with pancetta

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Photo of the dish: Mario Batali

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

These delicate pancakes from Modena are made with very fine flour. The filling is made from Italian pancetta (pork belly bacon), with the addition of Parmesan and rosemary.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

2 cups of type 00 wheat flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 beaten egg
5.5 cups of cold water
110 g plus 2 tbsp finely chopped Italian lard (lardo) or pork fat
110 g finely chopped pancetta
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 cloves of crushed fresh garlic
1 tbsp. ground black pepper
2 tbsp. grated parmesan

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

In a large mixer bowl, combine the flour, salt, and egg. Add 2 cups of water and beat for 5 minutes until smooth. Quickly add the remaining water. Let sit for an hour. (The dough will appear very runny, almost like milk—this is normal.)
In a bowl, combine 1/4 cup lardo, pancetta, garlic, rosemary, and black pepper until smooth.

To make pancakes, heat a 35-40 cm nonstick frying pan over medium heat and grease it with 1/4 teaspoon of the remaining lard. Pour enough batter into the pan to cover the bottom (as for pancakes) and place it on the stove.

Fry for 4 minutes on one side and carefully flip. (The texture will not be like pancakes or similar baked goods: the pancakes will be very delicate. They may tear, but don't give up.) Continue cooking the pancakes until you run out of batter. You should end up with 10-12.

To serve, quickly reheat the crepe in the same pan, spoon a tablespoon of the pancetta mixture over it, sprinkle with grated cheese, and serve warm, folded into a triangle.

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