Russian Scalloped Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 small onions, chopped
4 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 Tbsp. flour
1/2 c. consomme
1/2 c. sour cream
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 drops Tabasco sauce
1 can white potatoes (16 oz.)
2 c. ham, cut in thin strips
2 small dill pickles
grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Simmer the onions in half the butter until soft, but not brown.
Add the flour. Cook 5 minutes, then add consomme, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce.
Continue cooking 10 minutes over low heat. Slice potatoes thin and saute in remaining butter about 5 minutes. Trim fat from ham and cut ham into strips about 1 x 1/2-inch.
Peel the pickles and slice very thin.
Mix all ingredients with the onion sauce carefully, using a fork.
Place all together in a 9 x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 20 to 30 minutes. Good with cucumber salad and pumpernickel bread.