Ham and Fontina Frittata

Name: Ham and Fontina Frittata
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 12 extra larges eggs; 227 grams cups Danish Fontina, shredded; 454 grams ham steak, from packaged meats case of market; 118 milliliters milk or half-and-half; 1 Tbsp (1 turn around the pan) olive oil; 6 servings Salt and pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Ham and Fontina Frittatan a try. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 36g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 432 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up ham steak, eggs, milk, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Trim any connective tissue and all fat off ham steak. Mince the meat into very small bits and set aside.

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Ham Steak

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Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet with oven safe handle over moderate heat.

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Add oil and 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet and coat sides and bottom of pan evenly with melted butter and oil mixture.

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Cooking Oil

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Add ham bits to the pan and saute 3 minutes to brown them a bit and render some of the moisture in the meat.

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Ham

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Whisk together eggs and milk or half-and-half. Break off tiny pieces of remaining 1 tablespoon butter and drop them into beaten eggs. Season eggs with a little salt and pepper and whisk again to combine.

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Milk

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Pour eggs into skillet over ham. Stir eggs gently to evenly distribute bits of ham throughout the eggs.

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Ham

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As eggs set, lift up bottom skin that has formed and allow uncooked eggs to settle. Keep doing this as eggs brown until the eggs begin to set.

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Transfer the pan to the oven, and allow the frittata to cook 10 minutes, or until golden on top.

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Add a generous layer of shredded fontina to the frittata and leave in oven another 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and begins to bubble and brown.

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Fontina Cheese