Dinner in a Dish

Ingredients

• four tablespoons of shortening
• one medium onion, chopped
• two green peppers, sliced
• one pound meat
• one and one-half teaspoon salt
• one-fourth teaspoon pepper
• two eggs
• one cup fresh cut corn
• two medium tomatoes sliced
• two cups corn
• dot with butter

Method

1. 1

   Fry slightly onion and green peppers in shortening for three minutes.

2. 2

   Add meat and blend thoroughly.

3. 3

   Add seasoning.

4. 4

   Remove from fire and stir in eggs.

5. 5

   Put corn into baking dish, add half the meat mixture, then a layer of sliced tomatoes.

6. 6

   Again add corn, remaining meat, and sliced tomatoes.

7. 7

   Cover with bread crumbs and dot with butter.

8. 8

   Bake thirty-five minutes in moderate oven, 375 degrees.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Natchez recipes (1900), page 17. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DINNER IN A DISH In four tablespoons of shortening, fry slightly one medium onion, chopped two green peppers, sliced, for three minutes. Add one pound meat and blend thoroughly. Add seasoning of one and one-half teaspoon salt, one-fourth tea- spoon pepper. Remove from fire and stir in two eggs, mix well. Put one cup fresh cut com into baking dish and add half the meat mixture, then a layer of two medium tomatoes sliced. Again add two cups corn, the remaining meat, and two sliced tomatoes. Cover with bread crumbs and dot with butter

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