Gratin with Ham and Cheese! (keto, gluten-free)
 
 
Ingredienser:
  • 3 dl cream
  • 125 g cream cheese, plain
  • 150 g grated cheese
  • Salt, pepper, to taste
  • 600 g optional ham or sausage pieces
  • 2 small eggs
  • 100 g leeks
  • 150 g cheese for topping.
  • "Macaroni"
  • 4 eggs
  • 125 g cream cheese, plain
  • 5 tsp Sunnrask psyllium husk
Fremgangsmåte:
  1. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius.
  2. Pour cream and cream cheese into a saucepan and stir until the cream cheese is completely dissolved.
  3. Bring to a boil and let it simmer for about 5 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
  4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in 150 g of cheese until it is completely melted into the sauce.
  5. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Make pasta rings:
  7. Whisk together eggs and cream cheese.
  8. Add psyllium husk and whisk until well combined.
  9. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
  10. Lightly whisk the dough again.
  11. Grease 2 pieces of baking paper and roll out the dough between them.
  12. Bake in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes with both sheets of baking paper.
  13. Remove from the oven and fold together.
  14. Cut into squares of approximately 1.5 x 1.5 cm.
  15. Add ham and "macaroni" to the cheese sauce.
  16. Stir in the egg yolk.
  17. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and gently fold it into the sauce, add leeks at the end.
  18. Spread the mixture in an ovenproof dish and cover with aluminum foil. It should first bake without the cheese to avoid it becoming hard and overcooked.
  19. Bake on the second lowest rack at 200°C for a total of 35 minutes - Remove the foil and sprinkle with cheese when there are about 15 minutes left of the baking time. Bake until the cheese is completely melted and just starting to turn golden
Recipe by Fett & Forstand at https://fettogforstand.no/en/english/dinner/gratin-with-ham-and-cheese/