subject: Gruyere Cheese And The Holiday Menu [print this page] Indeed, Christmas is the most amazing time of the year. This is when children are happily waiting for their presents to be opened. And very often, Christmas is the best time of the year to have family members living in other parts of the world come home and spend memorable moments over a warm and cozy dinner with the entire family.
To avoid the rush on Christmas shopping, you may look into as many recipes as you want as early as now for your most awaited Christmas meal. You might want to learn about my favorite dish with the best Gruyere Cheese as the ingredient. Here is one easy to cook special meal you can cook for your loved ones this Christmas:
The Stuffed Potatoes with Ham, Thyme, and Gruyere
Heres what you will need:
4 medium to large baking potatoes, washed
A drizzle extra-virgin olive oil
For the filling, you need the following:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 shallots, chopped
1/2 pound baked ham from a deli, sliced 1/8-inch thick, cut into 2-inch thick strips
1/2 pound Gruyere, shredded, about 2 cups
2 tablespoons butter, in small pieces
1/2 cup milk or half-and-half
6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only, chopped to about 2 tablespoons
Salt and pepper
Serving suggestions:
Tossed and dressed salad, as an accompaniment
Dark bread (pumpernickel, multi-grain, or dark rye), as an accompaniment
Butter
Follow These Easy Steps
Drizzle oil on the potatoes and pierce the potato skin with a fork. Microwave on high 12 minutes or until tender.
You can now heat a small skillet over medium heat while cooking the potatoes in the microwave. Add 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil and saute chopped shallots 2 to 3 minutes or until bits are just tender. Leave it on the side.
After taking it out from the microwave, cool potatoes for 5 minutes, split potatoes down the center, and scrape flesh into a bowl. Set skins aside on a non-stick baking sheet. You need to preheat broiler to high with oven rack 6-inches from the heat source.
And the cooked potato in the mixing bowl, add shallots, ham strips, grated cheese, butter, milk or half-and-half, thyme, and season with salt and pepper. Using a potato masher or a dinner fork, mash the mixture until properly mixed.
Broil the mixture that is put inside the skins of the potato till you see a lightly brown color on the stuffed potato. You may serve the halves of stuffed potatoes with salad, dark bread, and butter.
Who would ever think that you are able to cook this in less than thirty minutes? Due to the fact that this dish gets cooked pretty easily, you have all the time in the world to set up more dishes for your Christmas dinner. And to get only the finest Gruyere cheese, purchase it only from the best cheese shop online today!
