RECIPE:SCALLOPED POTATOES & HAM (Tweaked version)
Recipe: Rick Beach
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Cup Celery Chopped
- 1 Medium Onion Chopped
- 2 Cloves Garlic diced fine
- 3 Tbsp Butter Melted
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper adjust to taste
- 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper Optional- if you want it
- 3 Tbsp Flour
- 1 Cup Whole milk
- 1 Cup Heavy cream
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
- Ham Sliced Adjust to your liking
- 5 lbs 4-5 Large Potatoes Peeled and sliced thin 1/4 or less thick
Instructions
- Saute the Celery in the Olive oil, then add the onion and garlic. Saute until translucent.
- In a large bowl whisk together the sauteed items and all the other ingredients except the Potatoes and Ham.
- Pour a small amount (About 3/4cup) of the whisked ingredients in the bottom of a greased/well oiled Dutch Oven.
- Next Layer that with ham. Then Pour another amount (about 3/4 cup) of the whisked ingredients on the Ham.
- Next Layer that with Potato Slices. Then Pour another amount (about 3/4 cup) of the whisked ingredients on the Ham.
- Next Layer that with ham. Then Pour another amount (about 3/4 cup) the of whisked ingredients on the Ham.
- Next Layer that with Potato Slices. Then Pour the remainder of the whisked ingredients on the Ham.
- Cover the Dutch Oven with its lid. Use hot charcoal for 350 Degrees, more top heat than bottom. Bake about 1- 1 1/2 hours until potatoes are tender.
- Note: Follow the same directions and heat for baking in your home oven.
