Poke
Poke is a traditional Cook Islands' dish that can be made with either over-ripe bananas or pumpkin.
Cheese and Bacon Bread Pudding
This cheese and bacon bread pudding from the winter edition of Easy Choice is bound to become a family favourite. You can use any vegetables you like.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 200g bacon, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 1 can corn kernels, drained
- 2 cups fresh or frozen vegetables, chopped or grated if using fresh vegetables
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 12 slices bread
- 2 cups grated cheese
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a baking or casserole dish.
- Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and bacon and cook until the onion is soft.
- Add the garlic, carrot, corn and vegetables to the pan and fry for five minutes. Remove from the heat.
- In a bowl whisk the eggs and milk and season with salt and pepper.
- Butter one side of the bread slices.
- Place a layer of bread in the bottom of your baking dish (butter side down). Top it with some of the bacon and vegetable mix and a sprinkling of cheese. Repeat the layers until all of the bread and bacon vegetable mix has been used. Finish with a layer of grated cheese on the top.
- Pour the egg mixture over the bread and let it soak for 5 minutes. You may need to press down the bread and vegetable mix to make sure the egg mixture has reached the bottom.
- Bake the pudding in the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until the egg is set. Allow it to cool in the baking dish for a few minutes before serving.