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Baked Vermicelli

Cuisine: Italian
Type: Cheese, Eggs, Pasta
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 oz 113gVermicelli - cooked and drained
4 tablespoons 60mlButter
4 tablespoons 60mlFlour
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozOnion - finely diced
16 oz 454gEvoporated skim milk - (3 small cans)
4 oz 113gColbyjack cheese - grated
4 oz 113gParmesan cheese - grated
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBlack pepper - freshly ground
3 tablespoons 45mlTabasco sauce
1 pinch  White pepper
1 pinch  Cayenne pepper
1 pinch  Ground nutmeg
2   Eggs - beaten
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozBreadcrumbs - (1/3 to 1/2)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F. Cook vermicelli according to package directions. Drain and place into a baking dish that has been buttered, oiled or sprayed with cooking spray.

Melt butter in a sauce pan, and add onions and sauteeuntil transparent. Add flour to make a roux and cook for about 3 or 4 minutes. Add the milk and stir until hot. Remove about a cup of the milk and set aside. Add the cheeses to the saucepan and continue stirring untill the cheese has melted. Add the spices. Gradually add the eggs to the cooled reserved milk and beat until the eggs are incorporated. Stirring continuously, add the eggs to the saucepan a little at a time. Continue stirring and cook until the sauce begins to thicken. Pour the cheese sauce over the vermicelli and sprinkle withe the breadcrumbs. Bake for 30 minutes or until brown on top.

For a really neat looking dish, do a crust of breadcrumbs by layering the bottom and sides of the baking dish with beaten egg followed by a layer of breadcrumbs. Repeat several times. Then bake and unmold onto a serving plate.

Source:
Mario Batali

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