Christmas Ham Breakfast Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 4

8 Large eggs
4 slices white or whole wheat bread
2 tbsp. butter for buttering bread
6 slices wafer thin ham cut in small pieces
4 oz. cheddar cheese (grated)
1 finely chopped sweet pepper
1 finely chopped onion
1 finely chopped tomato
1 small can pineapple chunks (optional)
salt and black pepper

Method

1. Butter the bread and cut the slices into quarters. 
2. Arrange the bread in a glass baking dish with cover.
3. Tuck the ham slices between the bread
4. Crack the eggs into a jug, add the milk and seasoning
5. Beat together with a wire whisk, then pour over the bread, pressing down so it can absorb milk
6. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove and turn.
7. Add cheese and return to oven baking for 10 minutes
8. Let cool and serve with tomato and lettuce.

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Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

Serves 3-4

Ingredients

2 ozs. cornmeal
1 pint water
4 tbsp. brown sugar or
2-3 tbsp condensed milk
1/2 cup skimmed milk powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. grated nutmeg or powder
1/4 tsp. salt
*Bay/Cinnamon leaf

Method

1. Mix cornmeal with a little water. Bring remainder of the water to boil with salt and Bay/Cinnamon leaf. 
2. Stir in mixed cornmeal. Continue cooking for about 7-10 minutes. 
3. Mix skimmed milk powder with an additional 1/2 cup water and add to porridge. 
4. Sweeten to taste and add vanilla and nutmeg.

Bonus: Serve with tough crackers (aka water crackers) or hardough bread for dipping.

Cook Up Rice (One Pot)

Ingredients

1/2 lb cooked meat (chicken, sausages)
1/4 lb salt meat ( beef or pork etc.)
4 1/2 cups water
2 or 3 blades escallion
2 tbsp. cooking oil
2 cups rice
pepper to taste
1 onion
1 or 2 tomatoes
thyme or parsley
1 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
Worcestershire sauce

Method

1. Wash and soak salt meat and prepare seasonings.
2. Heat the oil, add sugar and fry till it bubbles.
3. Add seasonings, fry till golden brown.
4. Cut salt meat into neat pieces and add to seasoning with water, rice and salt.
5. Put to boil. Remove skin and bones from cooked meat, cut into pieces.
6. Add to rice when it is nearly done.
7. For added flavor, add a tablespoon cooking butter just before serving and Worcestershire sauce.