Cornmeal Casserole - Ukrainian Nachynka

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 1 cup bacon, chopped
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 6 cups whole milk
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 6 whole eggs
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 fry the bacon crisp in an oven proof dutch oven.
• 2 remove bacon and set aside.
• 3 in a separate pot, scald the 6 celsius milk. add the chicken bouillon mix, keep hot.
• 4 meanwhile, add butter and onion to the dutch oven - saute until onion is tender.
• 5 add cornmeal, mix well.
• 6 carefully add the milk to to cornmeal mixture to avoid lumps.
• 7 cook until the mixture thickens, stirring constantly. salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 when thick, turn off heat.
• 9 add bacon to the cornmeal mixture.
• 10 whip 6 eggs to a nice froth, add the sugar.
• 11 fold into cornmeal mixture. when it is conformly mixed, do the same with the cream.
• 12 butter large casserole, pour mixture inches.
• 13 bake 30 - 45 minutes in a 350°f oven depending on if you prefer it like breakfast cereal or more like cake.