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Thursday, September 8, 2011

THE POTATO HAM GALETTE WAS UPSTAGED...

by the one that I made tonight.


The potato and ham galette that I shared with you last night was delicious. It was warm and comforting and oh so tasty.  David loved it. I loved it.  But....
  
You knew that was coming, right?
  
I warned you at the end of the post last night that I was thinking about how I would change it up the next time that I made it.  The thinking about it didn't end at bedtime.  Oh no.  Apparently I dreamed about it all night because when I woke up this morning, I was still thinking about it.  In fact, I thought about it all day. 

The first thing that I wanted to change was the sauce.  The sauce last night was thin.  I wanted a thick and creamy sauce.   I, also, wanted some spice and by spice, I mean heat.  You know how we are around here.   

Thankfully, David had gone into a potato slicing frenzy last night and had sliced way too many potatoes for last night's galette.  I had leftovers that begged to be used.  So I sautéed some chopped bacon, reserving a tablespoon of the drippings.  To those drippings, I sautéed chopped shallots, garlic and a jalapeño, which was not spicy at all, by the way.  You just never know with peppers.  Once they were browned nicely, I added a tablespoon of flour, and made a light golden roux.  Wine would have been my liquid of choice to add next but I didn't have any so I added some water first and stirred to make a gravy.  I reduced the heat to low and added a cup of half and half, 3 ounces of goat cheese, a tablespoon of chopped fresh rosemary, a teaspoon of nutmeg, salt, pepper and because the jalapeno wasn't hot, I added some cayenne.    That did the trick. 


 Let the layering begin....


...sauce, potatoes, bacon, grated sharp and romano cheese and repeat.  I ended it with sauce and topped  the whole thing with grated cheese.  I covered it loosely with foil, popped into a 425 degree oven for an hour, uncovered it and popped it back into the oven for an additional 15 minutes to get toasty. 


Tonight, I can rest. 
This was the dish I had dreamed about.

Have a great weekend and thanks so much for stopping by! 

 
 

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13 comments:

  1. ooooooh, hot damn! That looks good!

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  2. Would you please come to my house and cook for me?

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  3. You dreamed about this dish and now I am dreaming about it as well. It couldn't look any more fantastic and mouth watering! I love it. Wow, i need you to be my neighbor for sure

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  4. Looks fantastic Candace!!
    Thanks so much for visiting my site.. I look forward to following your blog now! You have some really great recipes posted on here. YUM!!

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  5. That looks so homey and comforting. Yum!

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  6. found you on boost my blog! I'm a new follower & I love your blog!

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  7. and I thought the galette was decadent, just the kind of thing that I had been craving as I long for Autumn temperatures, but now this!!! Lord have mercy, I am a potato junkie as it is, and that sauce is heavenly. I give you full permission to send me any leftovers!!!! p.s. do you have a facebook page???

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  8. lovely looking recipe...would love to have some now!

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  9. Spice is definitely key when you have this much cream floating around! Love this version.

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  10. I would have to agree with you my friend. You definitely outdid yourself this time. So looks yummy as always~ Love & Hugs, M

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  11. Hey Dream Girl, that looks delish! ! I still say you need to audition for HGTV's best cook ! Have your own show...be a TV star...
    write your own cookbook....Oh My...who's dreamin' now! ! Luv U Bunches..Aunt M

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  12. haha, love that you made it again, this time to your liking :) sounds delicious!!

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  13. I love potato.. i always tell if u give me potato, cheese and pasta i can live whole my life with them:))
    this looks mouthwatering...

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