Microwave: Mug O'Vegetable Timbale

 

 At times, trying the Use What You Have method of "cooking" gets great results.

 

Believe it or not, this recipe stems from my attempt to make "Chicken Timbale" from:

 

Cook Book of Left-Overs

UCA

P54/60 physical page no.

"Chicken or Turkey Timbale with or without Mushroom Sauce

 

"When no more slices can be cut from a cooked chicken or turkey, take the bits of meat near the bones, chop fine, and to two cups of such meat allow one cup of soft, white bread-crumbs and one- half cup of hot milk. Mix the crumbs and hot milk together, then add the chopped meat and yolks of two eggs. Season with one teaspoonful of salt and one - quarter teaspoonful of pepper. Beat the whites slightly—they must not be frothy —and mix them well in. Turn the mixture into a buttered pan or mold, cover with a greased paper, and steam; or set in pan of hot water and cook in moderate oven about one hour. Carefully unmold on a hot platter, and serve with or with- out mushroom sauce (see page 69)."

 Until I found the recipe Chicken Timbale, which is similar to a bread pudding, in The Cookbook of Leftovers, I never realized how flexible a bread pudding recipe could be. There are so many variations you can make to a bread pudding recipe.

This recipe is a marriage of a Mug O'Frittata and a bread pudding.

Plus, this recipe includes sources for grain, vegetables, diary, and protein.

 

 

Mug O'Vegetable Timbale
(Adapted from: Chicken Timbale, The Cookbook of Leftovers, published by Harper & Brothers, p60)

eBook available on Project Gutenberg

 

Ingredients:

Olive oil

1-3 Drops Hot sauce

A Dash of Ground black pepper.

1-2 TBspns Pickle Juice (Optional)

A Dollop Milk

1 Egg

2 TBspns Canned mixed vegetables

1 TBspn Canned mushrooms (Optional)

1 Slice of multi-grain bread, torn into tiny pieces.

1 slice of Turkey lunchmeat, torn into pieces (Optional)

Optional Sauce: 1/8 Cup Mushroom soup mixed with a bit of hot sauce and ground black pepper.

 

For Toast Topping:

1 Slice Toast, multi-grain.

Mayo

 

 

Process:

Add a dab of oil to mug.

Swirl oil to coat bottom and sides.

Add hot sauce.

Add ground black pepper. 

Microwave mug and contents for 10 seconds.

Add pickle juice.

Add milk.

Add egg.

Stir and whip ingredients thoroughly and rigorously.

Add vegetables and mushrooms.

Add bread pieces.

Stir to make sure bread is soaked in liquid.

Add turkey pieces (Optional)

Stir and mix ingredients thoroughly.

Place mug in microwave.

Use a saucer as a cover.

Microwave on high for 2 minutes.

Check to see if liquid has been cooked off.

If not, microwave for 30-45 seconds more.

Remove.

Use a knife to separate mixture from the side of the mug.

Tip mixture onto a plate.

Heat mushroom sauce in separate bowl.

Pour over mixture.

 

Variation Toast Topping:

Place toast on plate.

Coat toast with a bit of mayo.

Spread some of the mixture over toast.

 

With or without the toast, this is a substantial meal.

 

Updated 1/16/21, text added, process changed, picture added.