Popover Pie with Ham and Peas

Total time: 45 minutes
   This is a colorful pie, with the bright green peas and red pimento. I sautéed the filling briefly - to tenderize the onion and defrost the peas.

 Ingredients:

• 6oz (180gr) ham, pink, baked style
• 1 medium onion
• 1 cup peas, frozen, no sauce
• 4oz (120gr) pimento or roasted red pepper
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) shredded cheese 
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) milk
• 1 cup flour
• pinch nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 tsp olive oil

 Instructions:

• Peel and chop onion
• Cut ham in to strips or small cubes. 
• Heat 2 tsp olive oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  Add onion, ham and sauté until onion is tender. 
• Add peas and heat through.  Remove from heat and set aside.
• Open and drain pimento or red pepper.  Cut into strips. 
• Shred cheese.
• In medium bowl lightly beat eggs with wire whisk. 
• Add milk, flour, salt and nutmeg.  Beat lightly to just combine; a few lumps are okay - over-beating is not. 
• Put remaining 2 tsp olive oil in 10-inch glass baking dish and run it around to coat the bottom. 
• Pour in the batter mixture. 
• Spoon ham and peas onto the batter to within 1 inch of sides of dish. 
• Sprinkle with basil. 
• Lay the pimento strips across the top and sprinkle with cheese. 
• Bake at 425F (215C) for 30 minutes or until edges puff up and are golden brown.
• Remove and let rest a minute or 2.  Cut into wedges and serve.