Saturday, January 5, 2008

Quenelles a la Normande

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Reheating: OK
Cost: Affordable

Ingredients:

4 Quenelles
1 teaspoon corn starch
3 teaspoons flour
~2 cups milk
1 large onion (~1 cup)
1 clove garlic (or more, to taste)
4 slices of ham
1 cup shredded emmental
1 cup finely sliced mushrooms

seasonings to taste:
curry + touch of ginger
crushed red pepper



1. Mince onion and ham.
2. Place quenelle into casserole dish.
3. Heat oil, garlic and seasonings in large skillet
4. Add onions. Saute until brown.
5. Add ham. Saute until slightly brown(crunchy if you like it!)
6. Add mushrooms.
7. When mushrooms are cooked down, partially drain liquid directly onto quenelles, use rest of liquid to start bechamel.
8. Cover ham mixture and put on low heat while doing bechamel.
9. Add bechamel to ham mixture.
10. Pour over quenelles.
11. Top with cheese.
12. Cook in oven for 20 minutes 180C(~350F?)