Ham and Cheese Puffs

Name: Ham and Cheese Puffs
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 5 shallots, sliced; 2 cups diced cooked ham, pork, or slab bacon; 2 tablespoons butter or neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed; 2 tablespoons butter or neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed; 2 tablespoons butter or neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed; 2 tablespoons butter or neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed; Black pepper to taste; Cheese Mantecaos, cooled and sliced in half horizontally; ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley or dill leaves; ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley or dill leaves; ½ cup sour cream; 1 egg; 2 cups diced cooked ham, pork, or slab bacon; 2 cups diced cooked ham, pork, or slab bacon

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

This is my cross-cultural take on a frequently served Swedish snack. If you’re making the North African mantecaos specifically for this dish, you might omit the cumin, but I think they’re more interesting with it.

You can also make these with standard biscuits, in which case they’re pretty simple.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed
5 shallots, sliced

Europe
Sweden
Starter
Snack
Scandinavia
Nordic

Method

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until soft and golden, about 3 minutes. Lower the heat and add the meat; cook, stirring occasionally, until hot, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, whisk together the sour cream, egg, and herbs. Add to the meat mixture and cook until just heated through. Season with pepper and spoon into the Chee