Skillet Strata with Asparagus and Boursin
By America's Test KitchenPublished on October 7, 2011
Yield
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces6 large eggs 1 ¼ cups milk Ground black pepper 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 small onion, mincedTable salt 4 slices hearty white sandwich bread, cut into 1-inch squares¾ cup Boursin cheese, crumbled
Before You Begin
Be careful not to brown the onions too quickly--they will continue to brown as they cook with the bread.
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Toss asparagus with 2 tablespoons water in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high power until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Whisk eggs, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together in large bowl.
- Melt butter in large nonstick ovensafe skillet over medium-high heat. When butter foams, swirl to coat skillet and add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until onion is soft, about 3 minutes. Add bread and cook, stirring frequently, until bread and onion are lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Off heat, stir in asparagus and egg mixture until well incorporated. Scatter cheese on top and bake until top is puffed and edges have pulled away from sides of pan, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve.
Yield
Serves 4Ingredients
1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
6 large eggs
1 ¼ cups milk
Ground black pepper
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small onion, minced
Table salt
4 slices hearty white sandwich bread, cut into 1-inch squares
¾ cup Boursin cheese, crumbled
Ingredients
1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
6 large eggs
1 ¼ cups milk
Ground black pepper
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small onion, minced
Table salt
4 slices hearty white sandwich bread, cut into 1-inch squares
¾ cup Boursin cheese, crumbled
Ingredients
1 pound asparagus, tough ends snapped off, spears cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
6 large eggs
1 ¼ cups milk
Ground black pepper
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small onion, minced
Table salt
4 slices hearty white sandwich bread, cut into 1-inch squares
¾ cup Boursin cheese, crumbled
Why This Recipe Works
For a skillet strata recipe that could be prepared all in one single skillet, we built it in steps. We sautéed onions, then added bread, eggs, and precooked asparagus, and baked the skillet in the oven. Toasting the bread dried it so that it better absorbed the egg mixture, and finishing our skillet strata recipe with some crumbled Boursin cheese added a big flavor burst.
Before You Begin
Be careful not to brown the onions too quickly--they will continue to brown as they cook with the bread.
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Toss asparagus with 2 tablespoons water in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high power until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Whisk eggs, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together in large bowl.
- Melt butter in large nonstick ovensafe skillet over medium-high heat. When butter foams, swirl to coat skillet and add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until onion is soft, about 3 minutes. Add bread and cook, stirring frequently, until bread and onion are lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Off heat, stir in asparagus and egg mixture until well incorporated. Scatter cheese on top and bake until top is puffed and edges have pulled away from sides of pan, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve.
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