Hearty potato and ham gratin


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 9th 2022
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 15 min.
All in all: 1 hour 60 min.
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Stage 1 - 20 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin

The potatoes

Peel 1 kg potatoes and slice (a mandolin is ideal for this). Rinse and dry the slices.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Put the potatoes into a large pan with 1 sprig rosemary. Salt, pepper and add enough milk to just cover.

Stage 3 - 30 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Leave to cook on medium heat until the potatoes are tender, then drain.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin

The fried ham

Cut 300 g ham into small dice.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Melt 1 tablespoon lard in a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the ham.

Stage 6 - 8 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Fry until nicely browned, stirring from time to time.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Take off the heat and add 2 tablespoons Mustard. Mix well.

Set aside.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin

The gratin sauce

Grate 100 g Comté cheese.

Stage 9 - 3 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Put 2/3 of the grated Comté into a bowl, add 250 ml liquid cream and mix well.

Stage 10 - 3 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin

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.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Add the diced mustard-flavoured ham...

Stage 12 - 3 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
...then the rest of the potatoes...

Stage 13 - 2 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
...and pour the gratin sauce over.

Stage 14 - 2 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
Finish by scattering the remaining Comté on top.

Stage 15 - 30 min.
Hearty potato and ham gratin
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
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe160 RDI=60 %240 RDI=20 %150 RDI=20 %2,930 RDI=150 %12,280 RDI: 150 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=3 %9 RDI=1 %6 RDI=1 %120 RDI=6 %500 RDI: 6 %
Per person40 RDI=20 %60 RDI=6 %40 RDI=6 %730 RDI=40 %3,070 RDI: 40 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Mustard
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 7.00 €
  • Per person : 1.75 €

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