Pastel de Jamón (Ham Cakes)

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Pastel de Jamón (Ham Cakes)

Pastel de Jamón (Ham Cakes) is a traditional Peruvian recipe for a classic savoury cake made from layers of potato batter and potato and ham batter that's topped with Parmesan cheese and oven baked to cook. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Peruvian version of: Ham Cakes (Pastel de Jamón).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

40 minutes

Total Time:

60 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Pork Recipes Milk Recipes Cheese Recipes Baking Recipes Peru Recipes

Pastel de Jamón (Ham Cakes) a Classic Peruvian recipe for a savoury cake made from layers of potato batter and potato and ham batter that's topped with Parmesan cheese and oven baked to cook.

Ingredients:

300g potatoes
100ml cold evaporated milk
75g butter
2 egg yolks
75g grated Parmesan cheese
250g ham, minced
1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

Method:

Boil the potatoes in their skins until tender (about 25 minutes). Drain the potatoes, allow to cool then mash with 35g of the butter and the evaporated milk until smooth.

Beat in the egg yolks and the grated Parmesan cheese (reserve 2 tbsp of the cheese) then pour half this potato batter into the base of a round springform cake tin (about 22cm diameter) that has been well buttered.

Beat the remaining butter with the minced ham and layer in the cake tin. Top with the remaining mashed potatoes then sprinkle over the grated Parmesan cheese and the parsley.

Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 175°C and bake for about 10 minutes, or until the top is nicely browned.

Remove from the oven, unmould and serve hot accompanied by a crisp green salad.