How To Make Panades from Leftovers, and Best Egg Strata Recipes

The word 'Panade' is used for two different dishes: (1) thick paste that binds other ingredients together or (2) a baked casserole dish made from layers of bread and cooked vegetables, milk and stock and butter. Bread is used to cover the bottom of a baking or casserole dish and also inserted as layers with ingredients such as cooked vegetables, leftovers and shredded cheese. Then stock or milk is poured over the entire dish, baked, topped with cheese and baked again. The stale bread soaks up the broth or milk and the baking removes moisture so that the dish is quite dry when baked.. The bread itself takes on a smooth, velvety texture and absorbs the flavors and the top crisp and crunchy flowing with melted cheese.

Strata is a similar bread layered casserole dish made with eggs, stale cubed bread and cheese. It is a popular dish for brunch or breakfast dish and can even be made as a dessert. To the basic recipe, you can add a huge variety of vegetables, herbs, poultry, seafood, fish or meat.

Vegetable stocks are easily made at home by finely chopping the vegetables and by using left-overs
Vegetable stocks are easily made at home by finely chopping the vegetables and by using left-overs. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMiscellaneous_seasonal_vegetables.jpg
Panades are a great way to use leftovers
Panades are a great way to use leftovers

Best Ever Panade Recipe

Note: Strada and panade are very similar, but strada has eggs, panade does not.

A panade is the perfect way to use all your leftover vegetables and your stale bread to make a superb dish that is a unique combination of warm custard-soft spoonfuls, crunchy edges, crunchy beans and celery and chewy bits. Savory, healthy and so satisfying, you should try this soon. You'll love it!

Ingredients for Panade

Filling

OR Leftovers - 1-3 cups of filling (after cooking) - Try any combination of onions, celery, carrots, beans, chard, mustard greens, ham, chicken, nuts - or whatever else sounds yummy. The 1-3 cups is about the amount you need after cooking the leeks or onions. Warm the leftovers in the oven or microwave.

Liquid Mix

Method

Variations

Easy Breakfast or Brunch Strada

Ingredients

► 5 large eggs
► 1/2 cup half-and-half
► 1/2 cup whipping cream
► 1/4 diced pimiento, chopped
► 1/2 cup chopped green chilies, drained
► 7 ciabatta bread slices (3/4-inch-thick)
► 1/2 cup onion (chopped and cooled in the refrigerator)
► 1 (8-oz; 250g) package shredded Mexican four-cheese blend
► 1/2 (8-oz; 250g) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese (or similar)

Method

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Break the bread into bite-size pieces. You will need about 6 cups, firmly packed. Using a large bowl, combine the pimiento, chilies, Monterey Jack cheese, Mexican cheese, onion, half-and-half, eggs and cream. Then add the bread and gently stir through. Pour the mixture into greased 9-inch (20cm) deep dish pie pan. Bake for about 2-25 minutes until set in the middle and browned on top. Serve immediately.

Panades are a great snack
Panades are a great snack
See the great recipes and tips for making panades and egg strata
See the great recipes and tips for making panades and egg strata
Panades are fabulous and healthy
Panades are fabulous and healthy
Great panade ideas here. Try some today!
Great panade ideas here. Try some today!