A delicious mess
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
I saw a recipe on a blog for a spaghetti pie of sorts. Maybe it was called a strata. Maybe it was called a torte. I don’t remember. I do remember thinking it looked like a good idea.
Yesterday I made a simple dinner with spaghetti and garbanzo beans. Since the box was more than enough for the three of us I left a portion of the spaghetti aside, planning to use it in a pie today. It seemed simple. Just spaghetti, maybe some sauteed onion and garlic, parmesan and eggs cooked in a pan.
I was feeling cocky and didn’t bother looking up a recipe. I sauteed the onion and threw in some cooked, chopped kale. I added the spaghetti, let it warm up a bit, then added the garlic. After I smelled the garlic I poured three beaten eggs into the skillet along with some thyme, oregano, parmesan, salt and pepper. I could tell by looking that things were not going to go as planned. But rather than wing it and start throwing more eggs or liquid into the skillet I decided to stay the course. I turned the heat to low hoping the eggs wouldn’t stick too badly and kept my fingers crossed. After a few minutes I could tell that the eggs had set. I tried to flip the egg/spaghetti pancake over all at once but I failed miserably. I flipped it as best I could and waited for it to finish cooking through.
It wasn’t pretty. It definitely didn’t make the pancake/strata/torte I’d envisioned, but it was good. I’d recommend it as a fine way to use up your pasta leftovers. Only I’d recommend looking up a recipe.
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