Ingredients
- 1kg potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 60g butter
- 60g flour
- 600ml whole milk
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 500ml double cream
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 300g grated gruyere
- 300g grated Emmental
- 300g ham, shredded
- butter, to grease
- 2 tbsp chopped chives, to garnish
Instructions
- Turn on the oven to 180°C/350°F.
- Add the butter to a large saucepan and melt on a medium heat. Chuck in the flour and stir until smooth. Cook out for a couple of minutes, stirring all the while.
- Gradually add the milk in small increments, stirring constantly in between additions to ensure the mixture is totally smooth.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, then turn down the heat and leave to simmer for 2 mins. Add the cream, garlic, nutmeg and seasoning before throwing in the potatoes. Simmer on a low heat for 15 mins.
- Add half of the grated gruyere to the mix along with the shredded ham and stir to combine.
- Grease a large baking dish with butter. Pop a layer of saucy potatoes in the bottom, then sprinkle with a layer of half the grated emmental. Spread the remaining potatoes on top.
- Cover the top of the dish with tin foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and cover with the remaining grated emmental and gruyere. Return to the oven for another 20 mins, until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Sprinkle with the chives and serve with garlic bread.
Who doesn’t love ham and cheese?
Posted by Twisted on Friday, December 14, 2018
