Name: RECIPE:SCALLOPED POTATOES & HAM (Tweaked version)
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); 4 Large Potatoes Peeled and sliced thin (1/4 inch or less thick)

RECIPE:SCALLOPED POTATOES & HAM (Tweaked version)

Recipe by Rick Beach

Servings 8 Servings

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
4 Large Potatoes Peeled and sliced thin 1/4 inch 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 the 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.
Use the same directions and heat for baking this in your kitchen oven.