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Smoked gammon with swede and potato bake

Smoked gammon with swede and potato bake

Name: Smoked gammon with swede and potato bake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; Knob of butter; 1 large onion, finely sliced; 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced; ½ large swede (about 300g), peeled, quartered and thinly sliced; 3 large potatoes (about 400g), thinly sliced; Large handful of fresh flatleaf parsley, finely chopped, plus extra for sprinkling; 2 tbsp plain flour; 200ml chicken stock, hot; Drizzle of double cream; 40g grated Cheddar; 4 smoked gammon steaks

Easy
February 2011

Easy
February 2011

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Takes 25 minutes to make, 1 hour 20 minutes to cook

This hearty gammon dish makes a wonderful midweek supper, served with the garlicky, creamy root veg bake. Adding swede brings that extra colour too.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 544kcals
Fat: 28.9g fat (14.7g saturated)
Protein: 42.1g protein
Carbohydrates: 30.5g carbs (6.7g sugars)
Salt: 4.6g salt

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 544kcals
Fat: 28.9g fat (14.7g saturated)
Protein: 42.1g protein
Carbohydrates: 30.5g carbs (6.7g sugars)
Salt: 4.6g salt

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
Knob of butter
1 large onion, finely sliced
3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
½ large swede (about 300g), peeled, quartered and thinly sliced
3 large potatoes (about 400g), thinly sliced
Large handful of fresh flatleaf parsley, finely chopped, plus extra for sprinkling
2 tbsp plain flour
200ml chicken stock, hot
Drizzle of double cream
40g grated Cheddar
4 smoked gammon steaks

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Heat half the oil and the butter in a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 10 minutes until soft and starting to colour. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and leave to cool.
Add the swede, potatoes, parsley and flour to the bowl, season with plenty of salt and pepper, then toss well. Transfer to a large ovenproof dish, pour over the stock and cream, stir, then top with the cheese.
Bake for 40-50 minutes until tender and bubbling. A few minutes before the end, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and fry the gammon steaks for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden. Serve with the bake, sprinkled with chopped parsley.

delicious. tips

Although this seems like a long cooking time, it’s all done in the oven so you get on with other things while it cooks, then cook the gammon at the last minute.

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