TOMato Corn Au Gratin
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup – Bread crumbs
  • 4 tbsp. – Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 tbsp. – Oregano leaves
  • 1 tbsp. – Italian seasoning
  • 1 cup – Cherry tomatoes
  • Salt
  • Freshly crushed black pepper
  • For the Sauce
  • ¼ ltr – Milk
  • 1 tbsp. – Unsalted Butter
  • 1 tbsp. – All purpose flour
  • 1 cup – Corn kernels
  • 1 tsp – Oregano leaves
  • A pinch of salt
  • A pinch of freshly crushed pepper
Instructions
  1. For the Sauce
  2. In a saucepan bring the milk to a boil. Reduce the flame, add the oregano leaves, corn kernels and let it simmer for 5 mins.
  3. In the meantime, melt the butter in a pan. add the flour and stir in the flour till it turns light golden and grainy. Add this to the simmering milk whisking it continuously. There shouldn’t be any lumps. The sauce should be a liquidy, as it will thicken as it cools down.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese and oregano leaves and the Italian seasoning.
  5. Pre heat the oven to 180C.
  6. In the mini casseroles, place halved tomatoes at the bottom. top it with the corn sauce and follow it with a thin layer of breadcrumb. Then repeat the same once more. Grate some more parmesan on top and sprinkle some oregano on top.
  7. Bake it in the oven for 20 mins or till the top is nice and golden.
  8. Drizzle a bit of olive oil and serve hot.
Recipe by MADaboutkitchen at https://madaboutkitchen.in/tomato-corn-au-gratin/