Prosciutto Ham Bake Recipes

CRISPY PROSCIUTTO - BAKED

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place slices of prosciutto flat on parchment paper over a baking sheet.
• Bake about 13 minutes, or until fairly crisp.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Break the prosciutto up into pieces and set aside.
• Credit goes to Maito & this recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/fig-and-crispy-prosciutto-salad-319957?oc=linkback.

PROSCIUTTO HAM BAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, make a white sauce from scratch with a roux and milk (TOP TIP I'd had a busy day and cheated with ½ a jar of the cheapest white lasagne sauce I could find - I say get a cheap one because you're going to zhuzh it up anyway, so it doesn't matter)
• I say get a cheap one because you're going to zhuzh it up anyway, so it doesn't matter)
• Add a clove of crushed garlic to the beschamel (store bought or homemade), 1 teaspoon of English mustard, a few grates of nutmeg, a good grind of black pepper, 30g of strong cheddar and ¼tsp of chopped fresh thyme. Allow to gently warm through - it should be very thick (it will seem a little too thick, but the water in the veg will let it down)
• As the sauce heats through prepare the green vegetables and potatoes. The microwave (or mìcrowavé, if you're Nigella) will be your friend here - or you can use a steamer - but don't boil the veggies it will make them too watery. Cut ½ a head of broccoli in to quarter-florets and steam for 3 minutes in the microwave, add 4 chopped up asparagus spears and a couple of cut-up spring onions with a handful of cabbage to the dish and steam it all for another 3 minutes. You can use any green veg you like - cauliflower would be great, of course but I'd avoid spinach because the water content is too high. Leave them to stand and carry on steaming while you prep the spuds.
• Cut up 2 potatoes in to 2cm dice (skin on) and steam in the microwave until very soft, about 5 minutes. (TOP TIP if you have leftover roast potatoes it will work *brilliantly* with them but don't bother to steam them). Drain and shake vigorously to break up the tubers a little - it'll mean they absorb the sauce well.
• Cut up 2 potatoes in to 2cm dice (skin on) and steam in the microwave until very soft, about 5 minutes. (TOP TIP if you have leftover roast potatoes it will work *brilliantly* with them but don't bother to steam them). Drain and shake vigorously to break up the tubers a little - it'll mean they absorb the sauce well.
• Pour some of the cheesy veg in to a wide pyrex dish and sneak curls of prosciutto ham in to the gaps. Add the remaining veg and repeat. Pour over any remaining sauce. Tear up 20g of brie an scatter atop the veg and ham.
• Bake in a 200°C oven for 15-20 minutes until browned and bubbling. Scatter with fresh thyme.
• Plate up and enjoy (when it's cooled a little!)
• You could make a vegetarian version as a main or side - just leave out the ham and brie. The saltiness of the ham balances the too-creamy brie, so you need to ditch both.

CRISPY PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide prosciutto between baking sheets, laying them flat. Bake until fat turns golden and meat is darker, about 15 minutes (rotating baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through baking time). Using tongs, carefully transfer prosciutto to paper towels to drain (it will crisp as it cools). Crispy prosciutto can be used like bacon, in whole pieces or crumbled.

HASH BROWN BAKE WITH PROSCIUTTO & LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add leeks; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in salt and pepper. Remove from pan., In same skillet, cook prosciutto over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain., In a greased 11x7-in. baking dish, layer hash browns, leeks and prosciutto. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, cheese, basil and mustard; pour over top. Drop cream cheese by tablespoonfuls over egg mixture., Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving., To Make Ahead: Refrigerate unbaked casserole, covered, several hours or overnight. To use, preheat oven to 350°. Remove casserole from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, as directed, increasing time as necessary until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

EGGS BAKED IN CRISPY PROSCIUTTO BASKETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Lightly grease muffin pan with oil. Place 1 slice of prosciutto in each muffin cup, being sure to fully cover bottom and sides and leaving about a 1/4" overhang on all sides. Spoon 1 heaping Tbsp. cheese into each prosciutto cup. Crack 1 egg into each, being careful not to break yolk. Drizzle 1 tsp. cream over each egg, then top with a pinch of thyme, salt, and pepper.
• Bake until whites have just set, about 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool 3 minutes. Run a knife around edges of prosciutto baskets and scoop out of pan. Serve immediately.

PROSCIUTTO POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a small casserole dish with olive oil.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook prosciutto in hot oil until crisp, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Drain cooked prosciutto on a plate lined with paper towel; pat slices with paper towel to blot excess grease. Crumble prosciutto.
• Spread about half the potatoes into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Arrange about half the mozzarella slices atop the potatoes. Repeat layering with remaining potatoes and cheese. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over the top layer of cheese. Sprinkle crumbled prosciutto over the cheese layer.
• Arrange tomato slices around the edges of the casserole dish. Sprinkle mushroom slices inside the edges of the tomato border. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder, and green onion. Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes. Remove and discard foil and switch oven to broil. Continue cooking under the broiler until the top is browned, 5 to 10 minutes more.