Recipe - Peasant Brunch Squares

6 Potatoes, minced , that's 8
cups of potatoes
One half cup Butter or margarine
1 Onion, minced
4 Cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 teaspoon Caraway seeds
1 tablespoon Butter, or margarine
1 Green pepper, minced
1 pound Ham, minced
2 tablespoon Fresh oregano, chopped
One fourth cup Parsley, minced
8 Eggs
2 One fourth cup Milk
1 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degree. Grease a 9 x 13inch baking pan. Steam the
potatoes until they are just tender, approximately 10 minutes. Put them in
a large bowl and set them aside.

In a skillet, heat the butter or margarine until bubbly. Add the onion and
saute' until the onion becomes transparent. Add garlic and cook 2 more
minutes. Add to the potatoes. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper,
and caraway seeds. Press the potatoes into the baking pan, building up the
sides like a pie shell.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, until lightly browned.

Meanwhile heat 1 tablespoon butter or margarine in a large skillet. Saute'
the green pepper until limp. Add the ham, oregano, and parsley. Cook 2 more
minutes. Fill the baked potato shell with this mixture. The dish can be
cooled and refrigerated at this point if you are preparing it ahead of
time.

Beat the eggs with a wire whisk. Add the milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2
teaspoon pepper and whisk. Pour this over the vegetable and ham mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, or until the eggs have set. The baking
time will lengthen if the curst has been refrigerated. Remove and cool
slightly before serving.

Notes: This brunch dish is an allinone meal in a potato crust. It might
appear timeconsuming to make, but the potato shell can be prepared and
stuffed ahead of time. About 1 One half hours before you are ready to serve, add
the beaten eggs and bake. This dish is delicious with other fillings such
as fish or poultry.

Yield: 6 servings.

Source: The Streamliner Diner Cookbook (Bainbridge Island, Washington
State), by chefs and owners: Irene Clark, Liz Matteson, Alexandra Ruth
Weinstock Typos by Brenda Adams adamsfmle@sprintmail.com
Recipe by: The Streamliner Diner Cookbook (Bainbridge Island Eatery)

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #376, by Brenda Adams
adamsfmle@sprintmail.com on Fri, 17 Jan 1997.