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Velikonoční nádivka
Bread, egg and smoked pork bake
Velikonoční nádivka: Czech Easter bake of bread, eggs, smoked pork and spring herbs
CzechVelikonoční nádivka ('Easter stuffing', also called hlavička) is a Czech and Moravian Easter dish, baked on Holy Saturday or Easter Sunday. Cubes of bread rolls are soaked in milk and eggs, then mixed with smoked pork and a big handful of young nettles, spinach or spring herbs, and baked until golden and puffy. It's eaten warm or cold, sliced, often beside roast lamb or chicken. For a vegetarian version, leave out the smoked pork and add 250 g fried mushrooms. Chef's tip: pick nettles wearing gloves and blanch them for 30 seconds, which takes away the sting.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz stale white bread rollsin 2 cm cubes
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 5 eggsseparated
- 9 oz smoked pork (uzené) or smoked hamdiced
- 5 ½ oz young nettle tops or spinach
- 1 handful chives and parsleychopped
- 1 ⅜ oz buttermelted, plus extra for the dish
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Put 10 ½ oz stale white bread rolls in a large bowl. Whisk 1 ¼ cups milk with the yolks from 5 eggs and pour over. Leave for 15 minutes to soak.
Step 2: Wearing gloves, blanch 5 ½ oz young nettle tops or spinach in boiling water for 30 seconds, squeeze dry and chop.
2 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan) and butter a 25 × 20 cm baking dish.
Step 4: Mix 9 oz smoked pork (uzené) or smoked ham, the nettles, 1 handful chives and parsley, 1 ⅜ oz butter, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper into the soaked bread.
Step 5: Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold them in gently. Spread in the dish.
Step 6: Bake for 40–50 minutes, until puffed and golden and the centre is set and 160°F. A common mistake is a dry bake: the bread must be well soaked before it goes in.
45 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does velikonoční nádivka take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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