Hearty potato and ham gratin
A potato gratin with an original twist: fried diced ham with mustard.
20K 4.6/5 based on 5 reviews
Last modified on: February 9th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 8 g potatoes - 2
2 sprigs rosemary - 3
0 litre 8 ml whole milk - 4
0 kg 2 g ham - 5
2 tablespoons lard - 6
4 tablespoons Mustard - 7
1 cup Comté cheese - 8
500 ml liquid cream - 9
salt - 10
pepper
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| 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.
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.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
The fried ham
Cut 0 kg 2 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.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
The gratin sauce
Grate 1 cup Comté cheese.Stage 9 - 3 min.
Put 2/3 of the grated Comté into a bowl, add 500 ml 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.
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 |
| 5,865 Kcal or 24,556 Kj | 324 gr | 475 gr | 295 gr |
| 293 % | 125 % | 45 % | 45 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 120 Kcal or 502 Kj | 7 gr | 10 gr | 6 gr |
| 6 % | 3 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 733 Kcal or 3,069 Kj | 40 gr | 59 gr | 37 gr |
| 37 % | 16 % | 6 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 13.99 €
- Per person : 1.75 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Milk rolls, Bourguignon potatoes , Hot chocolate, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Hot box cheese , Chilli potato wedges, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Gratin Dauphinois, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endives , Auvergnat tartines, Rice à l'italienne, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Normandy seafood stew, Apple custard tart, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Sauce Normande (for fish), ... All |
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