Red Curry Ham Gratin Recipes

HAM, CHEDDAR, AND POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a shallow 3-quart (3-liter) baking dish.
• In a small saucepan, combine the broth, cream, garlic and sage. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, trim any fat from the ham steak, if using, and remove and discard the center bone. Cut the ham steak or baked ham into 1/2-inch (12-millimeter) dice. Arrange one-third of the potatoes in a layer on the bottom of the prepared dish. Top with half of the diced ham and one-third of the shredded cheese. Repeat the layers of potatoes, diced ham and shredded cheese. Top with the remaining potatoes and the remaining cheese.
• Remove the broth-cream mixture from the heat. Remove and discard the garlic cloves. Season the broth-cream mixture to taste with pepper and pour over the layered vegetables, distributing it as evenly as possible. Bake, uncovered, until the potatoes are tender when pierced and the top is brown, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let stand for about 5 minutes before serving.

EASTER HAM WITH RED CURRANT GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Put ham fat side up on a bed of aluminum foil in a pan just big enough to hold it. Place in oven for 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove from oven, and peel off the outer layer of fat. Score top with a sharp knife at 3/4-inch intervals in a checkerboard pattern, about half an inch deep. Return ham to oven.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the jelly with the red wine and reduce until mixture is slightly syrupy, about 6 minutes. Baste ham lightly with the glaze every 10 minutes or so for 1 1/2 hours.
• Let cool for 30 minutes; then decorate with a thin line of parsley along every third scored line.

RED CURRY HAM GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3-quart baking dish.
• Stir together whipping cream, yogurt, curry paste, and honey; pour half into the dish. Arrange ham, potatoes, and leek in an overlapping layer, then top with remaining whipping cream mixture. Sprinkle with salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and cheese.
• Bake, covered with aluminum foil, for 40 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Let stand for 15 minutes. Garnish with remaining black pepper and green onion.

RED CURRY HAM GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3-quart baking dish.
• Stir together whipping cream, yogurt, curry paste, and honey; pour half into the dish. Arrange ham, potatoes, and leek in an overlapping layer, then top with remaining whipping cream mixture. Sprinkle with salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and cheese.
• Bake, covered with aluminum foil, for 40 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Let stand for 15 minutes. Garnish with remaining black pepper and green onion.

CURRIED RICE AND HAM

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter or margarine. Cut the eggs into slices.
• In bowl, mix rice, parsley, salt, curry and onion. Mix well.
• Grease a large baking pan. Line the ham slices on the bottom in a single layer.
• Spoon the rice mixture on top of the ham slices. Place the egg slices on top.
• Make sauce; Melt butter. In a bowl, Combine the cornstarch, curry and 1/3 C milk. Mix.
• stir the cornstarch mix into the butter. Add remaining milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir for 3 minutes.
• Pour this mixture over the eggs. Cover. Bake 375F for 30 minutes.
• Uncover. Bake for 10 more minutes.

CURRY POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with the slicing blade, slice potatoes; set aside., In a Dutch oven, saute onion in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the cream, bay leaves, curry powder, salt, pepper, nutmeg and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender. Discard bay leaves; stir in 3/4 cup cheese and thyme., Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and potatoes are tender. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.