Garlicky Baked Vegetables with Spoon Bread Topping

Title:
Garlicky Baked Vegetables with Spoon Bread Topping

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Creole,
Vegetables




Ingredients:





     2 tb Butter or margarine,melted


     2 ts Flour,all-purpose


   1/4 ts Lemon-pepper seasoning


     2 c  Peas,shelled,fresh


   1/3 c  Onion,thinly sliced


     3    Garlic cloves,large,pressed


     1 ts Salt


   1/8 ts Rosemary,crushed


     2 c  Potatoes,peeled,thin sliced


     2    Tomatoes,med,peel/thin slice





----------------------------SPOON
BREAD TOPPING----------------------------


     1    Garlic clove,fresh,pressed


     1 tb Butter or margarine


     1 pn Nutmeg


     2    Eggs,separated


 1 1/3 c  Milk


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/4 c  Yellow cornmeal


   3/4 c  Cheddar cheese,grated sharp





 1. Combine butter, garlic, flour, salt, lemon-pepper and rosemary.


 2. In a buttered 7 1/2-cup souffle dish or casserole, layer


 vegetables and seasoned butter; place peas in bottom, then potatoes,


 onion and tomato slices, spooning part of the seasoned butter over


 each layer.


 3. Cover tightly and bake in preheated 350'F. oven 30 minutes.


 4. Meanwhile. prepare Spoon Bread Topping.


 5. Remove baking dish from oven; uncover and pour topping over.


 6. Return to oven and bake 35 minutes longer, or until topping is


 puffed and nicely browned and point of small knife inserted in center


 comes out clean.


 7. Serve at once from baking dish.


 *** SPOON BREAD TOPPING ***


 1. In heavy saucepan, combine garlic, milk, butter, salt and nutmeg;


 gradually stir in cornmeal.


 2. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute; until


 thick, then remove from heat.


 3. Beat egg yolks lightly.


 4. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into yolks, then mix yolks into


 hot cornmeal.


 5. Stir in cheese.


 6. Beat egg whites until barely stiff; fold into cornmeal mixture.


 


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