Chef Darontee's Kitchen

Spiral cut ham with
"special" scalloped potatoes
Oven 375° Fahrenheit

I got a big spiral cut ham, hour and a half in the oven then I took the brown sugar glaze, mixed with water, Dijon mustard, and a bit of garlic.
I then brought gently to a boil, stirring constantly, and glazed the ham with the mixture.

Scalloped potatoes
5 large russets
1 can white potatoes
When can cream of mushroom soup
1/8 cup whipping cream
1/8 cup butter
1 Lg. jar alfredo sauce (22 ounces)
About 1/4 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar
1/2 cup grated monterey jack
1 quarter cup fresh grated Parmesan
Fresh garlic
Seasoning salt
Lemon pepper
Fresh ground pepper
Parsley
Paprika

Wash, Pierce and bake the potatoes for an hour at 350°. That's about the time I took the ham out to glaze it. Cut potatoes in half , then in thin scallop slices. You can peal them if you like I peeled half, much easier after they're baked. Place in a large pot with the canned potatoes, Alfredo sauce, butter, cream of mushroom soup, cream cheese, garlic, whipping cream. Mix well, add in the grated sharp cheddar. Season to taste with seasonings. Spread in baking pan. Put grated monterey jack on top, with parmesan, parsley, and paprika. Bake at 375° for 30 to 45 minutes until cheese is brown.

Tonight's recipe: Wilshire Black Forest
uncured ham with scalloped potatoes.
Oven 375 ° F

Ham
5 potatoes
2 cans sliced potatoes
2 med. Onions
Maple syrup pure is best, but flavored will work
Brown sugar
Butter
Garlic
Olive oil
Cooking wine, I used a light Chablis
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
Half & half or cream
Sour cream
Parmesan: fresh or store-bought grated
Italian blend grated cheese or equivalent ie. ***mozzarella or provolone
Seasoning salt, fresh ground pepper, poultry seasoning, paprika, fresh or dried parsley, Italian seasoning

With an uncured ham, the baking time this much longer, as the ham is sealed. I baked it for one hour at 350°< , but when I cut it open the center was still cool to the touch. So I spliced it, and put it back in the oven at 375° for another 30 minutes before it was done.

Uncured Ham
With an uncured ham, you want to be sure that it's cooked thoroughly, as this is an uncooked ham. Place the ham in a baking dish, with1/4 c water and place in the 375° oven
After 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350° .
Cook about an hour, basting every 10 or 15 minutes with wine, melted butter, and water. When it's mostly cooked, add maple syrup brown sugar. It still has a great flavor without these ingredients so they are optional, and is much less salty.

When I put the ham back in the oven, I sliced off the end cuts and fried them in a pan.

Cheesy scalloped potatoes with mushroom sauce

Sliced potatoes in half then and thin pieces and the roast in olive oil. Add a generous dash of the crushed garlic. When they start to Brown, add chopped onion and drained canned potatoes. Saute' slowly stirring frequently for another 10 minutes.
add cream of mushroom soup, 1/4 c butter,
2 tbsp sour cream, and 1/4 c cream or half-and-half.
Muix well, then top with the Italian cheese blend, ground Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, parsley and paprika, then sprinkle on Parmesan.
Bake at 350° for 30 -44 minutes, then 375° for 15 more. This will make your cheese topping nice and brown.