Facts on the environment in Namibia #1
December 1, 2016
My Hungry Heart recipe #75 – Christmas trifle
December 5, 2016
Butternut gratiné
Extract from the book My Hungry Heart by Antoinette De Chavonnes Vrugt
INGREDIENTS
6 small butternuts
250 g bacon, chopped
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
30 ml butter
30 ml olive oil
5 ml dry oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
250 ml cheddar cheese, grated
METHOD
Halve butternuts and remove pips.
Heat butter and oil in a frying pan and sauté onions with the garlic and oregano.
Add bacon and fry until golden brown.
Season the butternut halves to taste.
Fill the hollow in each butternut with the fried onion and bacon mixture.
Cover the baking tray with foil and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes.
Uncover and top with grated cheese.
Bake another 30 minutes or until the butternut is tender and the cheese is melted.
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