How to Make Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 2-quart (2 liters) casserole dish with cooking spray., Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, then add the onion and cook for 2 minutes., Whisk in the flour, salt, and pepper and cook...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 2-quart (2 liters) casserole dish with cooking spray.
Stir the onion occasionally to help it cook evenly.
You will be ready for the next step when the onion turns tender. , Add the four, salt, and pepper, and stir it briskly with a whisk.
Keep stirring until the mixture thickens and turns smooth and bubbly. , Remove the saucepan from heat first, then slowly stir in the milk with a whisk.
Keep whisking until the milk is evenly mixed in.
Removing the saucepan from the heat first will prevent the milk from cooking too quickly. , Stir the mixture constantly as it cooks to prevent scorching and a skin forming on top.
Once it is cooked, take it off the heat and set it aside. , If you have not already, scrub the potatoes clean, peel them, and cut them into thin slices, about ⅛-inch (0.32 centimeters) thick.Combine the sliced potatoes with the cooked, cubed ham in the casserole dish. , You don't have to stir the sauce into the potatoes, but you can if you want to.
Once you have the sauce in, cut the butter or margarine into small cubes, and sprinkle it over the potatoes.
This will give it extra richness. , You can cover the potatoes with the lid that came with your casserole dish, or you can use a sheet of tin foil.
The potatoes are ready when they turn soft and tender, and the top turns golden.
If they are not ready yet, let them bake for another 10 minutes. , This allows the sauce to not only cool, but also to thicken and become creamier.
After this, you can serve them with your favorite dish. -
Step 2: Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat
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Step 3: then add the onion and cook for 2 minutes.
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Step 4: Whisk in the flour
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Step 5: and pepper and cook until it turns smooth and bubbly.
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Step 6: Stir in the milk.
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Step 7: Return the sauce to a boil and let it cook for 1 minute.
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Step 8: Arrange the potatoes and ham in the casserole dish and gently pat them down until the surface is smooth.
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Step 9: Pour the sauce over the potatoes
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Step 10: then add the butter.
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Step 11: Bake the potatoes
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Step 12: covered
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Step 13: for 30 minutes
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Step 14: then bake them uncovered for another 60 minutes.
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Step 15: Let the potatoes stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Detailed Guide
Stir the onion occasionally to help it cook evenly.
You will be ready for the next step when the onion turns tender. , Add the four, salt, and pepper, and stir it briskly with a whisk.
Keep stirring until the mixture thickens and turns smooth and bubbly. , Remove the saucepan from heat first, then slowly stir in the milk with a whisk.
Keep whisking until the milk is evenly mixed in.
Removing the saucepan from the heat first will prevent the milk from cooking too quickly. , Stir the mixture constantly as it cooks to prevent scorching and a skin forming on top.
Once it is cooked, take it off the heat and set it aside. , If you have not already, scrub the potatoes clean, peel them, and cut them into thin slices, about ⅛-inch (0.32 centimeters) thick.Combine the sliced potatoes with the cooked, cubed ham in the casserole dish. , You don't have to stir the sauce into the potatoes, but you can if you want to.
Once you have the sauce in, cut the butter or margarine into small cubes, and sprinkle it over the potatoes.
This will give it extra richness. , You can cover the potatoes with the lid that came with your casserole dish, or you can use a sheet of tin foil.
The potatoes are ready when they turn soft and tender, and the top turns golden.
If they are not ready yet, let them bake for another 10 minutes. , This allows the sauce to not only cool, but also to thicken and become creamier.
After this, you can serve them with your favorite dish.
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