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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.