Green Phunque
- For White Sauce:
- 1 qt milk
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons white pepper
- 1 oz butter
- For Green Phunque:
- 2 lbs Spinach (chopped)
- 1 pt Half & Half
- 1 qt White Sauce (see below)
- 4 cups Onions (chopped)
- 4 cups Mushrooms (chopped)
- 12 eggs
- 2 cups Bacon (cooked & minced)
- 1/2 cup White Cheddar
- For White Sauce:
- Cook ingredients together, then add a roux to thicken the sauce.
- For Green Phunque:
- Cook 2 lbs of chopped spinach in water for about 15 minutes. After spinach is cooked, drain it, and squeeze it to remove all remaining moisture. Add 1 pint of half and half to spinach, and mash with a potato masher until all the liquid is soaked up by the spinach.
- Add 1 quart of white sauce to spinach and cream ; mash spinach and white sauce together.
- Lace a skillet with butter, and saute 4 cups of chopped onions. When onions get soft, add 4 cups of chopped mushrooms, cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add cooked mushrooms and onions to spinach mixture.
- In a separate skillet, scramble 12 eggs. Then add 2 cups of pre-cooked bacon (minced) to the scrambled eggs.
- Add cooked eggs and bacon into spinach mixture, mix and vigorously mash everything together.
- Put the entire mixture into a baking dish, and cover it with shredded white cheddar cheese. Place in a 450 degree oven for about 2 minutes (until cheese melts and turns golden brown) Serve.
white sauce, milk, salt, white pepper, butter, white sauce, onions, mushrooms, eggs, bacon, white cheddar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/green-phunque-1214797 (may not work)