Ham Strudel Food

HAM & CHEESE BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheeses and salt., In a large nonstick skillet, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add eggs to pan; cook and stir until almost set. Stir in ham and the cheese sauce; heat through. Remove from heat., Preheat oven to 375°. Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons bread crumbs. Fold phyllo in half lengthwise; brush again with butter. Spoon 1/2 cup filling onto phyllo about 2 in. from a short side. Fold side and edges over filling and roll up. Brush with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo, butter, bread crumbs and filling., Place on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon cheese and 1 teaspoon parsley. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately. Freeze option: After topping strudels with cheese and parsley, freeze unbaked on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; return to freezer. To use, bake strudels as directed, increasing time to 30-35 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.

SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM STRUDELS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• If either of the sausage meats is coarsely ground, place the meat in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and pulse until the meat is finely ground.
• Heat 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan, add the onion, and cook for 4 to 6 minutes over medium heat, until tender but not browned. Add all the sausage meat and mash with a fork, breaking it up and browning it, for 5 to 7 minutes, until no longer pink.
• Meanwhile, prep the mushrooms. Without washing the mushrooms, wipe the caps with a slightly damp paper towel or sponge to remove any dirt. Trim the stems, then roughly chop the caps and stems. Add the mushrooms, fennel seeds, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to the sausage and cook for 10 minutes, until the mushrooms give off their liquid and the liquid evaporates. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Stir in the mascarpone and the fresh bread crumbs and season to taste. The seasoning will depend on how highly seasoned the sausage meat is.
• Melt the remaining 12 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan. Unfold the phyllo dough and keep it covered with a slightly damp (not wet!) kitchen towel. Transfer one sheet of phyllo to a board, brush it lightly with melted butter, and sprinkle with a teaspoon of dry bread crumbs.
• Place a second sheet of phyllo directly on top, brush with butter, and sprinkle with dry bread crumbs; repeat until you have 5 sheets piled up.
• With the long edge of the stack of phyllo facing you, make a 1-inch strip of sausage filling (about 1/3 of the filling) near the bottom edge. Fold up the sides and roll the phyllo firmly up and over, rolling the log away from you. Transfer the log, seam side down, to the prepared sheet pan. Brush with butter and score diagonally at 1-inch intervals. Make two more strudel logs and place them on the sheet pan.
• Bake the strudels for 20 to 30 minutes, rotating the pan once to cook evenly, until browned. Cool slightly, cut in pieces through the scored lines, and serve warm.

HAM AND CHEESE STRUDEL

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add ham; heat through. Remove from heat. Stir in Swiss cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese until Swiss is melted; set aside. In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook and stir egg substitute over medium heat until completely set. Stir into cheese mixture., For each strudel, place one sheet of phyllo dough on work surface with a short side facing you (keep remaining dough covered with waxed paper to avoid drying out). Coat dough with cooking spray; fold in half lengthwise. Coat with cooking spray; spritz with butter-flavored spray. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon bread crumbs. Spread some egg mixture over bottom third of dough to within 3/4 in. of bottom and sides. Fold in sides. Roll up dough, starting at end with egg mixture., Place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet. Coat with cooking spray; spritz with butter-flavored spray. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown and filling is heated through (filling may expand and come out of dough during baking). Sprinkle each with parsley and remaining Parmesan cheese.

HAM AND CHEESE BREAKFAST STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheeses and salt. Set aside.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Add eggs to the pan; cook and stir until almost set. Stir in ham and reserved cheese sauce; heat through. Remove from the heat.
• Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons bread crumbs. Fold in half lengthwise; brush again with butter. Spoon 1/2 cup filling onto phyllo about 2 inches from a short side. Fold side and edges over filling and roll up.
• Brush with butter. Repeat. Place desired number of strudels on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon cheese and 1 teaspoon parsley. Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
• To freeze and bake strudels: Individually wrap uncooked strudels in waxed paper and foil. Freeze for up to 1 month.
• Place 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle with cheese and parsley. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

STREUSEL

Steps:

• To make the streusel: Put the flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl and mix everything together by running the ingredients through your fingers. Drop in the butter and squeeze and rub the cubes into the mixture until you have a sandy mix. If you press a little streusel together, you'll get lumps, which is just what you want. Drizzle the vanilla over the streusel and toss, squeeze and rub to distribute it. Cover the bowl and chill the streusel until needed. (You can make the streusel up to 1 week ahead; pack it in an airtight container and keep it refrigerated.)

HAM STRUDEL

Steps:

• Saute onion in 1 tbsp melted butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in rice; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed. Set aside, and let cool. Stir in parsley.
• Work with 1 sheet of phyllo at a time, keeping the remaining sheets covered with a slightly damp towel so they don't dry out. Layer phyllo sheets on a work surface, brushing each sheet with the remaining 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons melted butter. Spoon the reserved rice mixture over phyllo, spreading to within 1 inch of sides. Sprinkle the ham over the rice mixture, then top with the cheeses.
• Starting at the short side, fold the phyllo over 1 inch; fold each long side over 1 inch. Roll up phyllo, starting with the short side. Place the phyllo, seam side down, on a lightly greased broiling rack in a broiler pan. Brush with any remaining melted butter. Make several diagonal slits, about 1/4 inch deep, across the top of the pastry with a sharp knife. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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Steps:

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. 2 In medium bowl, combine ham, cheese, mushrooms, green onions and egg; mix well. 3 Place 1 phyllo sheet on cutting board. Brush lightly with butter. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent drying.) Fold sheet in half crosswise; brush with butter. Fold in half crosswise again; brush with butter. Place 1/3 cup of ham mixture in center of sheet. Fold long sides up and over filling, overlapping slightly. Fold into thirds from narrow edge. Place strudel, seam-side-down on ungreased baking sheet. (Cover with damp towel to prevent drying.) Repeat with remaining phyllo, ham mixture and butter. 4 Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve strudels with Mustard Sauce. 5 MUSTARD SAUCE: In saucepan, combine ingredients. Cook and stir over low heat until warm. occasionally, until warm.

SAVORY MEAT STRUDEL

Steps:

• Saute chopped onion and peppers in clarified butter until translucent.
• Add ground meat and bread crumbs and brown well.
• Deglaze by adding wine (or chicken broth).
• Stir and allow alcohol to dissipate.
• Transfer meat mixture to large bowl and allow to cool slightly.
• Season with fresh herbs, salt, pepper and Paprika; add sour cream and beaten egg, mixing thoroughly.
• Allow mixture to cool completely in refrigerator, about 15-30 minutes.
• Unwrap phyllo dough and lay flat on a damp towel, covering with a second damp towel.
• [Phyllo will dry out incredibly fast if you don;t cover it with the damp towel, so do*not* skip this step.
• ]Transfer phyllo, one sheet at a time to a third damp towel, brushing each sheet with melted butter.
• Do not butter the last sheet of phyllo after transferring it to the stack.
• Remove meat mixture from refrigerator and spoon onto lower 2/3 of the phyllo dough rectangle, leaving room at the edges all the way round.
• Fold short ends of the rectangle in over meat mixture.
• Brush long end of phyllo with beaten egg mixture.
• Grab moist towel on one side and use it to lift and roll the package into a strudel (roll), pinching the egged end to seal.
• Transfer the strudel, seal side down, to a well-greased baking sheet.
• Brush entire strudel with remaining eggwash.
• Transfer sheet to preheated 400-degree oven and bake 45 minutes until crisp and golden brown.
• Transfer strudel to cutting board, allow it to rest 5-10 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with a Caesar or a composed salad for a delicious taste treat.
• Makes a great luncheon or brunch dish, too.

HAMBURGER STRUDEL (DUTCH)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 395°F.
• Thaw the puff pastry sheets.
• Peel and finely chop the onion. Mix the onion with the nutmeg, cinnamon and paprika, and brown the onion in a skillet until carmelized.
• Add ground beef and cook until browned. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Separate the egg and slightly beat the yolk and eggwhite separately. Roll the pastry sheets and make two sheets out of the four by overlapping and sealing the two seams. Brush the two sheets with the eggwhite.
• Put two slices of ham on the one set of pastry sheets and spread the hamburger mix on top. Keep the edges free. Put the other two slices of ham on top of the hamburger and cover with the other pastry sheet.
• Join the edges well of the two sheets and set aside for 10 minutes.
• Put a sheet of baking paper on a cookie sheet and place strudel on baking sheet.
• Brush egg yolk on top of the strudel and sprinkle sesame seeds on it. Bake the strudel for about 30 minutes, until golden brown and done.

POTATO STRUDEL (ERDAEPFELSTRUDEL)

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a saucepan; add cold water to cover and salt. Bring to a boil and let simmer 20 minutes or longer, until the potatoes are tender. Drain.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel them. Grate or, preferably, put them through a food mill or ricer. Do not use a food processor, or they will become gummy. There should be about 1 3/4 cups, the amount needed.
• Cut the bacon into 1/4-inch cubes. Add the cubes to a saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, until rendered of fat and golden brown.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring, until lightly browned.
• Put the potatoes in a mixing bowl and add the bacon mixture, the parsley, salt and pepper. Add the egg yolks and blend.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Melt the butter.
• Carefully lay out one rectangle of phyllo-strudel pastry. Brush it with half the butter. Carefully lay a second rectangle on top of the first. Brush it all over with the remaining butter.
• Spoon the potato mixture onto the bottom half of the strudel layer, leaving a 1-inch margin right and left. Using a spatula, carefully spread the mixture over the bottom half of the pastry (remember that this pastry tears easily). Fold over right and left edges of the pastry. Roll the dough bottom to top to enclose the filling in a sausagelike shape.
• Butter a large baking sheet. Carefully transfer the potato-filled pastry, seam side down, onto it.
• Place in the oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until piping hot throughout and golden brown on top. Cut on the diagonal into slices about 1 1/2 inches thick and serve.

HAM AND CHEESE STRUDELS APPETIZER ( PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions; reduce heat to medium- low, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Uncover and increase heat to medium high.
• Continue cooking onions, stirring frequently for 3 to 4 minutes or until onions are caramel colored.
• Stir in vinegar, and remove from heat; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• On a lightly floured surface roll 1 sheet puff pastry into a 16x10 inch rectangle.
• Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Using the times of a fork, prick a 1/4 inch border around the edge of the pastry.
• In a small bowl, lightly beat egg yolk; lightly brush over border of pastry. Prick remaining pastry with the tines of a fork in the 1/8 inch intervals.
• Repeat procedure with remaining pastry and beaten egg yolk.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• In a small bowl combine mayo and mustard. Spread evenly over each baked pastry.
• Top each evenly with ham and cheeses.
• Spread caramelized onions evenly over cheeses.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares.
• Serve immediately.