Spoon bread topping
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garlic clove,fresh,pressed | |
| 1⅓ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter or margarine |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | pinch | Nutmeg |
| ¼ | cup | Yellow cornmeal |
| 2 | Eggs,separated | |
| ¾ | cup | Cheddar cheese,grated sharp |
Directions
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.