Spinach & Onion Egg Puff

[agoodwinsmith]

This was me using up a mistakenly purchased bag of frozen spinach, because Lorne doesn't like spinach.  This turned out to be a keeper, so I am putting it here to be able to find it again.  :)

butter
grape seed oil
1 sweet onion
1 yellow onion
1 package frozen spinach
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
5 large eggs
1/3 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
salt + pepper
bread crumbs

Melt butter in grape seed oil over medium heat in a frypan.  Dice both onions and add to pan.  Saute slowly until reasonable browning has occurred.  Sprinkle in dried thyme and stir.  Place frozen spinach in and stir until all ice crystals are gone and spinach is warm.  Sprinkle with nutmeg and continue to stir.  Once fragrant, remove from heat.

In a bowl, whisk eggs and cream together with salt + pepper.  Add both shredded cheeses and whisk again.

Grease a baking dish (solid not clear) liberally with butter.  Place spinach mixture in bottom and roughly smooth (leave gentle hummocks).  Pour egg mixture over top, shaking gently to cover.  Submerge any hummocks that are too peaky.  Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with butter.

Bake at 350 F for 30 to 40 minutes.  Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes before serving.

NOTES:

onions were the size of baseballs, not softballs
frozen spinach package was about ... yay ... big
it poofed very prettily, but then subsided
it is easy to overdo thyme: be cautious
apparently it is possible to have too much nutmeg, too (rumour has it)
once it cooled it released some grease, but it was damn tasty
report is today that reheat in microwave is a success

Comments

[pperiwinkle.livejournal.com]

It sounds yummy! How much butter did you add to the grape seed oil? He Who Plagues will be here for Christmas, and I like to try out new recipes on him.

[agoodwinsmith.livejournal.com]

A blob? Okay: I take my wooden spoon and scoop up some. Okay, okay: I would guess three tablespoons. I was pretty liberal with buttering the dish, too. I don't suppose you actually *need* all that I used, but I do hate badly browned onions, and sticky dishes. :)