Sunday Food Pron.... if you dare

Sunday morning food porn... not for the weak of heart.

Start with the simple... really good quality smoked ham steaks. I do nothing with them. Just plop them in the cast iron pan and thrust them in the oven. Trust the smoker to make it taste good....

The mushrooms... different story. In a cast iron pan I melted too much good butter, in which I toasted one garlic clove, cut in half. Once the garlic was golden... I fished it out, leaving a heavenly garlic butter.
The sliced portabellos went in, with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.
Saute till browned, then flip.... just done, no more. Still some texture, but tender and browned. The mushrooms soaked up every last bit of the butter.

In the same pan, more butter, then chopped mushrooms. Saute till browned, then in go scrambled eggs, salt, pepper, and a bit of parma cheese. Stir once. Cook till starting to set, then into the oven to brown on top.

The bread.... ah... that is special.
It's crusty sourdough, slice thick. Tangy and rich, each slice a meal in itself.

I got up early and made the spread. Two stick of butter, melted in the pan. Once the butter was bubbling, I melted a bunch of smoked gouda cheese into it. Then four cloves of crushed and chopped garlic.

Let it cook a few moments, then a small handful of fresh grated parma goes in. Stir steadily as it cools, and it will become thick and smooth as the cheese melts and the proteins link up.
Grind in more fresh pepper as it's stirred. later, after it cools a while, spoon the garlic butter spread on the bread slices, heavy. Let it soak in.

When all else is finished, the eggs set and browned, the ham in it's glory, broil the bread till golden brown and delicious. I sit on the floor in front of the oven, door open.. watching it brown.

The bread is best served just as it stops bubbling from the broiler.

Plate.... and eat.....

Oh my!

(I prefer sunny side eggs, but I'm cooking for others today)