Ham & Cheese Layers (Printable Version)

A layered delight featuring flavorful ham, gooey Emmental and raclette cheese, all tied together with a creamy Mornay sauce.

# Ingredients:

→ Ham & Pasta

01 - 6 slices of ham

02 - 6 large lasagna sheets, fresh

→ Cheese

03 - 220 grams raclette cheese slices (or try comté, gouda, emmental, beaufort, cheddar, or reblochon)

04 - 140 grams of Emmental cheese, grated

→ Sauce Ingredients

05 - 1/2 teaspoon salt

06 - 3 pinches pepper

07 - 3 pinches ground nutmeg

08 - 600 grams semi-skimmed milk

09 - 55 grams plain flour

10 - 50 grams butter

11 - 50 grams of onion, quartered and peeled

12 - 1 egg yolk

# Steps:

01 - Throw the quartered onion into a blender and pulse for 2 seconds on speed 5. Use a spatula to scrape down the edges.

02 - Toss in the butter, flour, milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and egg yolk. Heat for 8 minutes at 90°C, mixing on speed 4.

03 - Mix 100 grams of grated Emmental cheese into the sauce and cook 1 more minute at 90°C, speed 4.

04 - Butter up your baking dish. Cover the bottom lightly with some Mornay sauce. Then lay a layer of lasagna sheets, trimming if needed.

05 - Spread a fourth of the Mornay sauce. Lay down 2 slices of ham, then a third of the raclette cheese.

06 - Layer more pasta on top. Spread a third of the sauce, 2 more slices of ham, and the next portion of raclette cheese.

07 - Add pasta again, half of the remaining sauce, 2 slices of ham, and all the rest of the raclette cheese.

08 - Top off with a final pasta layer and the last of the Mornay sauce. Sprinkle 40 grams of Emmental cheese on top. Preheat your oven to 200°C. Bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbly.

# Notes:

01 - Make this ahead of time and warm it up later. It's a great dish for family gatherings or guests.

02 - Mix up the cheeses if you’d like. It’s fun to play with the taste while keeping that creamy sauce richness.

03 - This ham and cheese lasagna is a life-saver when you’ve got to whip something up fast for visitors.

04 - The creamy Mornay sauce perfectly balances the cheesy and meaty layers.

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