The POTATO CAKE WITH HAM AND CHEESE is a flavorful main course that’s super easy to make! It’s made with ingredients we all have at home: potatoes, eggs, breadcrumbs and spices. The filling is truly special — gooey and appetizing — and the whole family will love it! Have you already prepared the flaky pastries with speck and the potato balls? Now I leave you the recipe — kisses, Chicca
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Cooking time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 303.73 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 31.67 (g) of which sugars 2.42 (g)
- Proteins 13.93 (g)
- Fat 13.74 (g) of which saturated 8.06 (g)of which unsaturated 5.10 (g)
- Fibers 3.25 (g)
- Sodium 970.74 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 28 oz potatoes (+ 1 potato for garnish)
- 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- to taste salt
- to taste butter (for greasing the pan)
- 3 oz Parmesan cheese (about 3/4 cup grated)
- 3.5 oz cooked ham (sliced)
- 2.5 oz cheese (Galbanino)
Tools
- 1 Mold
- 1 Potato masher
Steps
As a first step, peel the potatoes, then blanch them in boiling salted water for 6 minutes. Drain them and mash them directly in a bowl, add salt, Parmesan and the eggs.
Place part of the potato mixture in a pan lined with parchment paper or buttered and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, then fill with cooked ham and the cheese.
Cover with more mixture, level well and decorate with very thinly sliced potatoes, then sprinkle with Parmesan and rosemary sprigs.
Bake in the oven at 356°F for 25 minutes or until golden.
Storage
You can store the potato cake in the refrigerator well covered for up to 3 days. It can be frozen.
Tips
You can fill the cake with other cold cuts and cheeses such as: salami, cured ham (prosciutto crudo), stracchino (soft cheese) or scamorza.
