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Sformato di Patate (Italian Potato "Cake")

Italian prosciutto cotto is not smoked so the most traditional ham would be unsmoked but since the cheese is smoky, I’ve occasionally used a lightly smoked ham and gotten fantastic results. If the ham is not sliced very, very thinly, cut it into batons about the size of wooden matchsticks. I’ve chosen to keep this recipe in the metric measures that I use. You can click the button below to change to American measures. Feel free to round the quantities up or down a bit.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.1 kilograms russet potatoes
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 50 grams Parmigiano Reggiano cheese freshly grated
  • 50 grams whole milk
  • 200 grams smoked scamorza or provola cheese thinly sliced
  • 150 grams prosciutto cotto very thinly sliced
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary or two if you prefer
  • butter room temperature
  • fine dry breadcrumbs unflavored
  • salt
  • black pepper freshly ground

Method
 

  1. Peel the potatoes. Dice and cook in salted water until they can be easily pierced with a fork but are not falling apart.
  2. While still hot, pass the potatoes through a ricer and allow to cool until they are comfortable to touch.
  3. Combine potatoes with eggs, Parmigiano and milk. Mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Butter a 22 cm springform pan and coat with fine dry breadcrumbs.
  5. Press about 60% of the potato mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
  6. Layer the prosciutto and scamorza inside, making two alternating layers of each.
  7. Top with the remaining potato mixture and smooth the top.
  8. Sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs and dot generously with butter.
  9. Bake at 350°F for approximately one hour, until golden, adding the rosemary sprig to the top of the sformato after about 20 minutes of baking.
  10. After an hour, the internal temperature should be close enough to 165°F that it will reach that temperature while it rests.
  11. Remove from the oven and allow to cool approximately 15 minutes before removing the sides of the pan and serving.

Notes

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