Italian Vegetable Custard Recipes

Steps:

• Cook and stir milk, vanilla extract, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove mixture from heat before it comes to a boil.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Set saucepan back over low heat. Pour in egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly, until custard thickens enough to coat the bottom of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk and 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and egg. Stir together the remaining sugar and cornstarch; then stir them into the egg until smooth. When the milk comes to a boil, drizzle it into the bowl in a thin stream while mixing so that you do not cook the eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly so the eggs don't curdle or scorch on the bottom. Add Lemon Peel if desired.
• 3. When the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove from the heat and remove lemon peel. Stir in the butter and vanilla, mixing until the butter is completely blended in. Pour into a heat-proof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled before using.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• In a medium bowl, beat together eggs and the flour until smooth.
• Stir in squash, zucchini and 1/4 cup of the olives.
• Spread in a greased 8x8x2-inch baking dish or pan.
• Bake just until set, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together Parmesan cheese, basil and garlic salt.
• Sprinkle over baked squash mixture.
• Top evenly with tomato slices, remaining olives, onion slices and Monterey Jack cheese.
• Continue to bake until cheese is melted, about 4 minutes longer.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170 c or (340 f).
• Grease the ramakin dishes with margarine and put aside until needed.
• Place the meat stock in a pan and bring to a boil.
• Add the leeks, celery and carrots, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 3 - 5 minutes.
• Transfer the vegetable mixture to a bowl and cool slightly.
• Mix the cream and eggs together, then add them to the vegetable mixture, season with parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Divide the mixture into 6 ramakin dishes and seal with foil.
• To bake: stand the 6 dishes on a cloth in a baking tin. Fill the tin with boiling.
• water to 2/3 the height of the dishes and set the tin in the middle of baking sheet.
• Bake for approximately 40 minutes on a low rack in the oven. The custard should give slightly when pressed with a finger.
• Remove baking tin, take dishes out of water let stand for 5 minutes, them remove foil and cool slightly.
• When serving carefully loosen custard around sides with the point of a knife.
• Turn out onto plates and garnish with halved bacon slices.