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Recipe for "potato-pie-1"

NAME

     POTATO-PIE-1 -  A  brunch  casserole  with  potatoes,  eggs,
     bacon, and cheese
     This is a very easy brunch dish, similar to  a  fritatta  in
     texture, but full of traditional breakfast ingredients.  The
     recipe comes from a cookbook published by the  Contra  Costa
     (California) Times newspaper, called "Tastes of the Times".

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6)

     500 g     bacon, thick-sliced and lean
     1         onion
     500 g     baking potatoes
     250 g     cheddar cheese
     8         eggs

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Cut the bacon slices into square pieces.  Fry  the
               pieces  until  well-cooked,  then  drain  on paper
               towels.
          (2)  Peel the potatoes, then grate  them.   To  prevent
               the  grated  potatoes  from  discoloring while you
               prepare the other ingredients, you  can  put  them
               into  a  bowl of cold water.  When you're ready to
               use them, be sure to drain well and  squeeze  them
               dry.
          (3)  Grate the cheese.  Mince the onion.
          (4)  Butter a 22x33 cm shallow  baking  dish.   Preheat
               the oven to 175 deg. C.
          (5)  Beat the eggs in a large bowl.  Add all the  other
               ingredients  and  stir.  Pour the mixture into the
               baking dish and bake in  the  preheated  oven  for
               about  45  minutes,  or until the eggs are cooked.
               Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

NOTES

     It really does make a difference if you use good meaty bacon
     for this.  I find the best bacon at my local butcher shop.
     You can prepare part of this ahead.  I think egg dishes  are
     better if they haven't been refrigerated.  So if you want to
     work ahead, you can cook the bacon,  grate  the  cheese  and
     potatoes  and  mince  the onion the night before.  Store all
     these things separately in the  refrigerator,  covering  the
     potatoes with water.  Then in the morning just mix it all up
     and bake it.

RATING

     Difficulty: moderate (tedious).  Time: 30  minutes  prepara-
     tion,  1  hour  baking  and cooling.  Precision: approximate
     measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Vicki O'Day
     Hewlett Packard Laboratories
     oday@hplabs.hp.com