Hearty potato and ham gratin
A potato gratin with an original twist: fried diced ham with mustard.
18K 5 4.6
Last modified on: February 9th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g potatoes - 2
½ sprig rosemary - 3
500 ml whole milk - 4
150 g ham - 5
½ tablespoon lard - 6
1 tablespoon French mustard - 7
50 g Comté cheese - 8
125 ml liquid cream - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 1,348 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 ½ sprig rosemary. Salt, pepper and add enough milk to just cover.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
The fried ham
Cut 150 g ham into small dice.Stage 5 - 3 min.
Melt ½ 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 50 g Comté cheese.Stage 9 - 3 min.
Put 2/3 of the grated Comté into a bowl, add 125 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 |
| 1,839 Kcal or 7,700 Kj | 85 gr | 124 gr | 111 gr |
| 68 % | 24 % | 9 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 136 Kcal or 569 Kj | 6 gr | 9 gr | 8 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 919 Kcal or 3,848 Kj | 42 gr | 62 gr | 56 gr |
| 34 % | 12 % | 4 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 4.00 €
- Per person : 2.00 €
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: Celery soup bourguignonne style, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Leek and celery soup, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin Dauphinois, Mushroom velouté, Chilli potato wedges, Comtoise tart for Seàn, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice à l'italienne, Endives , Breton galettes (pancakes), Potted meat (rillettes), Two-cheese quiche, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur complet, Vegetable clafoutis, Chantilly cream, Gratin with Parmesan flavours, Rice and peas, ... All |
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