Hearty potato and ham gratin
A potato gratin with an original twist: fried diced ham with mustard.
17K 5 4.6
Last modified on: February 9th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 kg potatoes - 2
1 sprig rosemary - 3
1 litre whole milk - 4
300 g ham - 5
1 tablespoon lard - 6
2 tablespoons French mustard - 7
100 g Comté cheese - 8
250 ml liquid cream - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 2,445 grams
How long does 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 1 sprig rosemary. Salt, pepper and add enough milk to just cover.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
The fried ham
Cut 300 g ham into small dice.Stage 5 - 3 min.
Melt 1 tablespoon 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 100 g Comté cheese.Stage 9 - 3 min.
Put 2/3 of the grated Comté into a bowl, add 250 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 |
| 2,933 Kcal or 12,280 Kj | 162 gr | 238 gr | 148 gr |
| 147 % | 62 % | 22 % | 22 % |
| 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 4 people : 6.99 €
- 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: Coffee custard, Paris flan filling, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Mint and chocolate cream, Real custard sauce (crème anglaise), ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Winegrowers' sausage casserole, Chilli potato wedges, Comtoise tart for Seàn, Maroilles cheese quiche, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Breton galettes (pancakes), Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, Potato and two ham gratin, Croque-monsieur, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: The total turnip, Beurre blanc sauce, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, Shallot confit tart, ... All |
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