Spaetzle Baked with Ham Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 4 Tablespoon | |
| 1 medium-sized onion, chopped 6 medium-sized fresh, white mushrooms, sliced | ||
| Sherry | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 1 recipe of spaetzle, cooked and drained | ||
| 8 thin slices of Westphalian, pro- sciutto, or a good boiled ham, cut into 2-inch squares | ||
| 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs, mixed with | ||
| Melted butter | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
In a frypan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter.
Add the onion and cook until soft.
Add the remaining butter and the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in the sherry, and season with salt and pepper.
In a buttered baking dish, arrange a layer of spaetzle, and spoon over it one-half of the mushrooms and onion mixture.
Arrange the ham squares over the mushrooms and onions, and layer with the remaining spaetzle; spoon the remaining mushroom and onion mixture over that.
Sprinkle the dish with the buttered breadcrumbs and place it in a preheated 400-degree oven for 30 minutes, or until heated through and the crumbs are brown.
Add the onion and cook until soft.
Add the remaining butter and the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in the sherry, and season with salt and pepper.
In a buttered baking dish, arrange a layer of spaetzle, and spoon over it one-half of the mushrooms and onion mixture.
Arrange the ham squares over the mushrooms and onions, and layer with the remaining spaetzle; spoon the remaining mushroom and onion mixture over that.
Sprinkle the dish with the buttered breadcrumbs and place it in a preheated 400-degree oven for 30 minutes, or until heated through and the crumbs are brown.
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