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The recipe is among those being featured in the Cabot Circus Cook book to celebrate the 53 different nationalities represented among the workforce building Bristol's new look city centre.

While pancakes are pretty much reserved for Shrove Tuesday in England, in Poland they're a year round favourite.

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Spring Pancakes and Rice Croquettes (Serves 4):

You'll need for the dough:

• 2 eggs
• Half a teaspoon of salt
• Half a glass of water
• Half a glass of sifted flour

For the stuffing:

• 1 thin pork chop or 1 breast of chicken
• 1 large carrot - thinly sliced
• 1 small onion - sliced
• 1 glass of green beans - chopped
• 2 mushrooms - sliced
• A small celery - chopped
• 2-3 tablespoons of oil
• Half a teaspoon of ground chilli

For the pickle:

• 1 tablespoon of Dark soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of water
• Half a teaspoon of sugar
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of oil (olive, sunflower or vegetable)
• Pinch of salt

Method:

Blend the ingredients of the pickle together, combine with the thinly sliced meat.

Cover and refrigerate to marinate.

Whisk the eggs, adding the salt and water. Sift in the flour, while whisking.

Meanwhile, pre-heat a frying pan and gently smear with oil.

Pour a ladle full of the dough mixture into the frying pan and cook on one side only until firm enough to remove from the pan.

Repeat for each person, and arrange on a plate.

Place the marinated meat and 2 teaspoons of oil into the frying pan.

Cook, constantly stirring, for two minutes.

Remove from the pan and keep to one side.

Pour the rest of the oil into the frying pan.

Fry the carrot for one minute, again stirring all the time.

Add the onion and beans and fry for 2 minutes more.

Add the celery, fry for another minute.

Mix the cooked meat and vegetables and fry for another minute.

Remove from the heat, and season with salt and pepper and chilli.

Spoon the cooled mixture into each pancake, and wrap them in a roll shape, folding-in the ends to contain the filling.

Warm oil in a deep pan or deep fat fryer, fry the filled pancakes until golden brown.

Serve with green lettuce and cucumbers with vinaigrette, or rice croquettes.

To make the croquettes:

• 1.5 glasses of cooked rice
• Half a glass of grated cheddar cheese
• 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder
• 2 table spoons of flour
• A third of a glass of milk
• Half a teaspoon of salt
• 2 egg whites
• Oil to deep fry

Method:

Blend the rice, cheese, baking powder, flour, milk and salt.

Add the egg white and lightly mix.

Form balls from the mixture using a spoon.

Fry for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.