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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> Swiss

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Scrub and pierce potatoes and bake at 400 degrees F. until tender, 50 to 60 minutes. Cover with an inverted bowl to keep warm while preparing the sauce. | 2. While potatoes bake, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion till tender. Whisk in flour and continue cooking and stirring for a minute or two. | 3. Gradually whisk in the milk and then the cream. Continue stirring while bringing mixture just to a boil. Lower heat and barely simmer for 5 or 6 minutes. Remove from heat. | 4. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks. Temper yolks by drizzling in a bit (1/4 cup) of the hot mixture into them while whisking. | 5. Add the tempered yolks to the rest of the sauce and return the saucepan to low heat. Cook until mixture thickens, about 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice, cayenne and nutmeg. | 6. Reserve about 1/3 cup Swiss cheese and add remaining cheese to sauce, stirring until cheese melts. Stir in the ham and heat through, about 2 minutes over low heat. Remove from heat. Taste and adjust seasonings, if needed. | 7. Preheat the broiler. Split potatoes lengthwise and place in a large casserole (11' X 13') Flake the potato flesh with a fork and season lightly with salt and pepper. | 8. Spoon sauce over the potatoes, distributing evenly. Sprinkle with reserved Swiss cheese and broil until heated through and just starting to brown. Serve. | 9. This can be prepared ahead and refrigerated, covered well, for up to 24 hours. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes until hot and starting to brown. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
baking potato	6			-	-	-	-
butter	3	tablespoons		256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
onion	1	tablespoon	minced	4.0	0.934	0.11	0.01
flour	3	tablespoons		108.4275	23.7385	1.7627	0.4207
milk	1 1/2	1/2		223.26	17.4948	11.529000000000002	11.9682
cream	1	cup		792.0	15.96	8.712	83.23200000000001
egg yolk	2			109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
swiss cheese	6	ounces	shredded	668.493	2.4494	45.858999999999995	52.714
ham	1	lb	baked diced	1111.32	0.0	79.0625	85.5943
cayenne pepper	1	pinch		0.3578	0.0637	0.0135	0.0194
nutmeg	1	pinch		0.7219	0.0678	0.008	0.0499
lemon juice	1	teaspoon		1.1183	0.3508	0.0178	0.0122

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.