Gratinated leek with mountain cheese

Name: Gratinated leek with mountain cheese
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 10–12 thin sticks of leek (leek; approx. 2 kg); 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, nutmeg; 8 thin slices of cottage ham (approx. 15 g each); 200 g Mountain cheese; 2 TABLESPOONS Butter, 2 Tbsp Mehl; 200 g Whipped cream; 7-10 Tbsp Oil

AUTHOR
Arlie Wyatt

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
50 mins

TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

10–12 thin sticks of leek (leek; approx. 2 kg)
7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, nutmeg
8 thin slices of cottage ham (approx. 15 g each)
200 g Mountain cheese
2 TABLESPOONS Butter, 2 Tbsp Mehl
200 g Whipped cream
7-10 Tbsp Oil

Directions

1
Clean the leek, wash it and possibly cut it in half. Blanch in boiling salted water for about 4 minutes. Drain well, collecting 300 ml cooking water. Cut the ham in half. Preheat oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see
2
Finely grate the cheese. Heat butter in a pot. Lightly sauté the flour in it. Pour in cooking water and cream while stirring and bring to the boil. Simmer for about 5 minutes. 1⁄3 Melt cheese in the sauce. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
3
Grease a fat pan or large casserole dish with oil and spread the leeks on top. Pour cheese sauce over it. Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese. Spread the ham on top. Bake in a hot oven for 20-25 minutes.
4
Mashed potatoes or boiled potatoes taste good with it.