Title: Ham with Noodles (Schinkennudeln)
Categories: Pasta, Pork, German
Yield: 4 Servings
3/4 lb Fresh egg noodles
1/2 lb Ham; diced
Salt
1 c Sour cream
3 tb Swiss cheese; grated
-(Emmentaler)
1 tb Butter; up to 2 tb
2 tb Bread crumbs
This is one of the most popular German casseroles, especially south
of the Main Line.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Cook the noodles in salted water and drain; they can also be left
over from the day before. Fill a souffle pan with alternate layers
of ham and noodles; salt lightly and put some of the sour cream and
some grated cheese over each layer. The top layer should consist of
noodles. Dot with little bits of butter and sprinkle with bread
crumbs.
Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Variations:
This version of the recipe comes from Swabia; feel free to increase
the proportions of the costlier ingredients (ham, butter, sour cream)
as your fancy dictates.
In another version of this casserole, the ingredients are all mixed
together in one bowl, along with 3 eggs, the souffle pan is well
greased with butter (always recommended), and the contents of the
bowl transferred to the pan, the proceed as described above.
From: The Cuisines of Germany by Horst Scharfenberg, Simon &
Schuster/Poseidon Press, New York. 1989
