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Recipe for "vegetable-pie"

NAME

     VEGETABLE-PIE - A wonderful vegetable pie
     This recipe is originally from the Los  Angeles  Times.   It
     takes a lot of time to make, but it's quite good.

INGREDIENTS (serves 3-4)

     500 g     packed, grated raw potato (about 3 large potatoes)
     5 ml      salt
     4         eggs
     250 g     onion, grated (or more to taste)
     30 ml     oil
     1         garlic clove, crushed (or more to taste)
     50 g      butter
     1 bunch   broccoli, broken into small florets
     2.5 ml    dried basil
               thyme
     250 g     cheddar cheese, grated
     250 ml    milk
               paprika

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Drain the potatoes and squeeze dry.   Add  2.5  ml
               salt,  1  egg,  and 50 g (or more to taste) grated
               onion.
          (2)  Pat potato mixture into well-oiled 25-cm  pie  pan
               and  bake  at  200  deg.  C for 30 minutes.  Brush
               potato crust with oil, reduce oven temperature  to
               190  deg.  C  and  bake  for another 5-10 minutes,
               until crust is brown.
          (3)  While crust is baking, saute 200 g  chopped  onion
               and  garlic  in butter. If you like a lot of onion
               and garlic, use more.  Add broccoli, 2.5 ml  salt,
               basil, a dash of thyme, and cook covered, stirring
               occasionally, for a few minutes.
          (4)  Spread half of cheese over baked crust.  Top  with
               sauteed vegetables and remaining cheese.
          (5)  Beat together remaining 3 eggs and milk, and  pour
               over  vegetable/cheese  mixture.  Sprinkle paprika
               on top.
          (6)  Bake at 190 deg. C for 35 to 40 minutes until cus-
               tard is set.

NOTES

     This recipe can be made in two stages:   you  can  make  the
     crust in advance and then can make the vegetable topping and
     bake it later.
     An electric grater  is  a  real  time-saver  for  the  crust
     ingredients.

RATING

     Difficulty: moderate.  Time: 11/2-2  hours.   Precision:  no
     need to measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Aviva Garrett
     Santa Cruz, CA
     Excelan, Inc., San Jose, California, USA
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