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Ground apple gratin with ham and cheese

Ground apple gratin with ham and cheese

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A simple Catalan gratin: thinly sliced apples layered with béchamel sauce, ham, grated cheese, and butter, then baked until golden brown.

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Recipe from Josep Xicota, CommonsDelinker (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Catalan gratin consists of layers of sliced apples, béchamel sauce, ham, and grated cheese. It is baked in a dish that can be served directly at the table.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$4.34 $1.09 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.80
  • $1.60
  • $0.72
  • $0.10
  • $0.04
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and cut them into very thin slices. Also, cut the ham into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Lightly grease an oven-safe dish that you can serve at the table. Place a layer of ground apples, followed by some béchamel sauce, ham, cheese, butter, salt, and pepper; cover with another layer of ground apples. Repeat the process. On the final layer, sprinkle with some chopped hazelnuts. ≈ 3 min
  3. Place the dish in the oven, ensuring that the apples cook evenly, with heat from above and below.
  4. Keep an eye on the cooking process to prevent the top from burning. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Ground apple gratin with ham and cheese

  • 1 kg of ground apples$1.80
  • 250 ml of béchamel sauce$1.60
  • 100 g of grated cheese$0.72
  • 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine$0.10
  • salt$0.04
  • ground white pepper$0.08

Total$4.34

that's $1.09 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of ground apples
  • 250 ml of béchamel sauce
  • 150 g of ham for cooking
  • 100 g of grated cheese
  • 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
  • salt
  • ground white pepper

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