Scalloped Potatoes with Ham Recipe

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Steps

1. Step 1

   Preheat oven to 180C/350F (fan). Grease a large casserole dish (see NOTES)

2. Step 2

   Heat the butter in a frying pan (skillet) on a medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper and ¼ tsp garlic salt. Fry for 5-6 minutes, stirring often until the onions soften. Turn off the heat.

3. Step 3

   Now make the cheese sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add the flour and stir with a whisk. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

4. Step 4

   Add the milk, a splash at a time, whilst stirring with the whisk until incorporated, and no lumps remain.

5. Step 5

   Add the cream and three-quarters of the cheddar cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.

6. Step 6

   Arrange half of the potatoes in the bottom of the casserole dish. Top with half the onion mixture and half of the cubed ham. Sprinkle over ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper.

7. Step 7

   Pour over half the sauce.

8. Step 8

   Repeat the layers with the potato, onion, ham, salt, pepper, and the remaining sauce.

9. Step 9

   Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese, the Gruyere, and red Leicester over the top.

10. Step 10

    Cover the dish with foil and place in the oven for 75-90 minutes - until the potatoes are tender (you can check by pushing a knife through them, They should cut through potatoes easily).

11. Step 11

    Remove the foil and cook for a further 15-20 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbly.

12. Step 12

    Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes, then serve topped with a sprinkling of fresh thyme.

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