Description: This juicy au gratin, invented in despair when no mushrooms were to be found, is substantial enough to satisfy even a whole Hobbit clan. Omit ham for a delicious vegetarian dish.
Submitted by: Malinornë on 2003-12-06 06:24:49
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
4 leeks5.25 oz. smoked ham
3.5 oz. cheese
0.9 cup cream
Pepper
Instructions
Oven (350 degrees F).Bring about 4 cups of water to boil.
Clean leeks and cut white parts into 3" pieces. Boil for 10 minutes.
Chop ham and grate cheese. Mix in a
bowl with 3 tbsp. of the cream.
Pour 1 tbsp. cream into a casserole dish, then add leeks, ham and cheese mix. Pour remaining cream over and add a little pepper.
Bake 10-15 minutes.
Serve with nice, crusty buttered bread
and fresh vegetable salad.