Name: Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Unsalted butter - ¼ cup; Diced yellow onion - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; Heavy cream - 2 cups; Whole milk - 2 cups; Kosher salt, divided, or to taste - 2 teaspoons; Freshly ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Freshly grated nutmeg - ⅛ teaspoon; Worcestershire sauce - ¼ teaspoon; Chopped fresh thyme leaves - 2 teaspoons; Russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick - 4 ½ pounds; Grated sharp white Cheddar cheese - 8 ounces; Thinly sliced ham - 1 pound

Ingredients for - Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole

1. Unsalted butter ¼ cup

2. Diced yellow onion 1 cup

3. All-purpose flour ¼ cup

4. Heavy cream 2 cups

5. Whole milk 2 cups

6. Kosher salt, divided, or to taste 2 teaspoons

7. Freshly ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

8. Cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon

9. Freshly grated nutmeg ⅛ teaspoon

10. Worcestershire sauce ¼ teaspoon

11. Chopped fresh thyme leaves 2 teaspoons

12. Russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick 4 ½ pounds

13. Grated sharp white Cheddar cheese 8 ounces

14. Thinly sliced ham 1 pound

How to cook deliciously - Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole

1 . Stage

Gather ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Heat butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté with a pinch of salt until translucent, about 5 minutes.

3 . Stage

Add flour and cook, stirring, just to take off that starchy, raw edge, about 2 minutes.

4 . Stage

Pour in heavy cream and whisk to combine. Whisk in milk. Cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until it just starts to simmer and thicken up.

5 . Stage

Add 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and cayenne. Grate in nutmeg.

6 . Stage

Turn off heat. Stir in Worcestershire and fresh thyme leaves. Reserve until needed.

7 . Stage

Cover the bottom of a deep 10x15-inch casserole dish with about 25% of the reserved sauce.

8 . Stage

Add a layer of sliced potatoes, seasoning the tops with some of the remaining salt as desired; ladle over 1/3 of the sauce and sprinkle over 1/3 of the grated Cheddar cheese. Layer in ½ of the sliced ham.

9 . Stage

Place another layer of sliced potatoes on top and season with salt. Ladle over ½ of the remaining sauce; repeat layering with Cheddar cheese and ham.

10 . Stage

Place last layer of potatoes on top. Ladle over remaining sauce and spread out with a spatula. Sprinkle over remaining Cheddar cheese.

11 . Stage

Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until browned, bubbling, and potatoes are very tender, about 1 ½ hours. Let cool for 15 to 20 minutes before serving. Holiday Ham and Potato Casserole. Chef John