Chorizo and Common Mallow Shoot Strata is a modern British recipe (based on an Italian original) for a classic layered dish of bread, asparagus and chorizo sausage bound with an egg-based custard. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Chorizo and Common Mallow Shoot Strata.
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A Strata is a traditional Italian layered egg dish typically oven baked and cut into slices before serving. This is a modern British wild food version that substitutes common mallow shoots for the more usual asparagus.
Ingredients:
125g French or Italian bread sliced about 12mm thick
100g Mozzarella cheese, grated
20g freshly-grated Parmesan cheese
120g Chorizo sausage, skinned and diced
240g fresh common mallow shoots, cut into 3cm lengths
6 large eggs
240ml milk
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove, finely minced
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Method:
Grease a 30cm square baking dish with butter or oil and scatter half the bread on the bottom. Combine the cheeses and scatter half over the bread. Arrange half the chorizo dice over the top, followed by half the common mallow pieces. Repeat the layering process, starting with the bread then the cheese, chorizo and common mallow shoots.
In the meantime, whisk together the eggs, milk, lemon juice and garlic then season to taste. Pour the egg mixture over all the ingredients in your dish and cover with a sheet of aluminium foil. Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 180°C and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the centre of the dish emerges cleanly.
Allow to cool then cut into squares and serve warm with a green salad or a plum tomato salad.
