I do our weekly grocery shopping on Saturday and throw in an extra trip to the market for fresh veggies and fruit on Wednesday morning. But still I find my fridge void of food somewhere around Friday. Those two guys eat me poor!

Does that ever happen to you? That you find yourself standing in front of your fridge not knowing what to cook because there isn’t enough of something to make anything. You’re too tired to run errands, you’re cranky, the kid(s) has taken up all your available energy for the day and you’re just not in the mood for take out or pizza?

This potato dish comes straight from an old Dutch ‘Grandma’s Recipes’ cookbook and is perfect for those type of nights because it calls for real basic stuff and has a high comfort food feel to it. Which in my world usually translates to very high levels of trans fat.

The original recipe is slightly different, but that goes without saying. And the best part? It triples as dinner, breakfast or brunch.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pound potatoes
4 hardboiled eggs
1 medium onion
1 garlic clove
6 oz deli ham
1 tsp grainy mustard
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp olive oil
flat-leaf parsley
grated cheese (handful)
1/4 vegetable bouillon cube
salt & pepper

Directions:

Peel and boil the potatoes in salted water until fork tender. I used my microwave.

Slice the onion in half-rings, put them in a microwave-safe bowl. Grate in the garlic and season them with the crumbled 1/4 bouillon cube and pepper. Mix it up.

You could just lightly sauté them, but I went for easy. I covered the bowl with (microwave-safe) plastic wrap and nuked them for 4 minutes at full power until they were translucent.

You could go for thick slices of ham, but I prefer the very thinly sliced deli ham. Chop it up. I’ve yet to try this dish with bacon.

Do the same with the hardboiled eggs.

And a good handful flat-leaf parsley.

Your onions should be all done by now.

Spoon the sour cream into a bowl.

Season it with a good pinch of salt and pepper.

The coarse mustard adds pizzazz without making it mustardy. Add the ham, onion, egg and parsley.

Stir well and check the seasoning.

You can use a big casserole for this, but I opted for these cute little cocottes. Fake le creusets. They cost me 4 euros a piece.

Cut the potatoes in thick slices, layer them at the bottom of a lightly oiled casserole and top them with the veggie and ham mix.

You can already tell how good this will taste.

It tastes even better with a good handful of melting cheese sprinkled on top. But doesn’t everything?

Place the casserole in a preheated oven and bake at 400Fº (200Cº) for 20 to 25 minutes (keep an eye on it) until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.

This is so good. It kinda tastes like fritatta, only better.

 

Serving Tip:

This is a really laid back dish flavor-wise, so if you want to serve a little extra green on the side go for mellow flavors, like my Creamed Corn & Peas!