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Hearty potato and ham gratin

A potato gratin with an original twist: fried diced ham with mustard.

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Last modified on: February 9^th 2022

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 2 kgs potatoes
2 2 sprigs rosemary
3 2 kgs whole milk
4 600 g ham
5 2 tablespoons lard
6 4 tablespoons French mustard
7 200 g Comté cheese
8 500 g liquid cream
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 5,390 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
48 min.	1 hour 11 min.	1 hour 59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

The potatoes

Peel 2 kgs potatoes and slice (a mandolin is ideal for this). Rinse and dry the slices.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Put the potatoes into a large pan with 2 sprigs rosemary. Salt, pepper and add enough milk to just cover.

Stage 3 - 30 min.

Leave to cook on medium heat until the potatoes are tender, then drain.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

The fried ham

Cut 600 g ham into small dice.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Melt 2 tablespoons lard in a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the ham.

Stage 6 - 8 min.

Fry until nicely browned, stirring from time to time.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Take off the heat and add 4 tablespoons French mustard. Mix well.

Set aside.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

The gratin sauce

Grate 200 g Comté cheese.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Put 2/3 of the grated Comté into a bowl, add 500 g liquid cream and mix well.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Assembling the gratin

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Butter a gratin dish and spread half the potatoes in an even layer.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

Add the diced mustard-flavoured ham...

Stage 12 - 3 min.

...then the rest of the potatoes...

Stage 13 - 2 min.

...and pour the gratin sauce over.

Stage 14 - 2 min.

Finish by scattering the remaining Comté on top.

Stage 15 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Remarks

You can use a bouquet garni or a bayleaf instead of the sprig of rosemary in stage 2.

For the ham, the ideal thing is to buy an end of ham from your butcher or deli. If not, ask for a slice about half an inch thick.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,355 Kcal or 30,794 Kj	339 gr	495 gr	445 gr
368 %	130 %	47 %	67 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
136 Kcal or 569 Kj	6 gr	9 gr	8 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
919 Kcal or 3,848 Kj	42 gr	62 gr	56 gr
46 %	16 %	6 %	8 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 15.99 €
Per person : 2.00 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Morteau sausage, Pork Chops Champvallon style, Roast potatoes "à la provençale", Melting Epoisses on toast , Smoky sausage and mash, ... All
	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Naan, Fresh mint ice-cream, ... All
	Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Croque-monsieur potatoes, Auvergnat tartines, Endives , Potato and two ham gratin, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Beurre blanc sauce, Crème de foie gras, Broccoli savoury custard, Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, ... All

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