A few years back when my husband called his 90-something-year-old mother to get the recipe for this holiday favorite, she laughed and said no one ever had bothered to write it down. “You just make it!” she told him, but did eventually walk him through the method. The exact makeup of this Eastern Carolina dish varies from family to family, but in the Wagner kitchen, gooey cheese and a crisp potato chip topping is key, and if you’re worried that you’re cooking down the vegetables too much—you’re not. Gloriously caramelized mush is the goal and when done just right, this casserole can be filed under “looks like hell, tastes like heaven.”读:Never Be Ashamed of Your Family's Casserole

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active:
1小时45分钟
total:
2 hrs 35 mins
屈服:
6 to 8
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  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Melt butter in a deep skillet over high. Add squash and onion; cook, stirring every 8 to 10 minutes, until liquid has evaporated and squash starts to stick to bottom of skillet, 45 to 50 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until bottom of skillet is mostly covered in a deeply browned layer of squash mush, 10 to 15 minutes; it’s OK if the mixture looks lightly burned in spots.

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  • 加入1/4杯肉汤以南瓜混合物,使用木勺搅拌和刮擦底部的底部和边缘,以溶解残留物;当您这样做时,混合物会变暗。从这一点开始,您将需要使患者的注意力混合在一起。继续烹饪,直到混合物用果酱的稠度焦糖,您再也无法区分壁球和洋葱,总共约30分钟,加入约1/4杯肉汤并重新刺激每5或6分钟刮擦褐色的零件。您最终可能会添加更多或少于1 1/2杯肉汤。盐和胡椒调味。将混合物刮入一个中等大小的碗中;让冷却10分钟。加入鸡蛋直至混合。

  • Spoon squash mixture into a lightly buttered 8-inch square baking dish; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle evenly with crushed chips. Return to oven; bake at 375°F until chips are browned in spots, about 20 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

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