Ham a la King
Ham a la King
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped green pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cans (4 ounces each) sliced mushrooms
- Milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 2 cups Chicagoland Ham, in thin strips
- 1 jar (4 ounces) pimientos, well drained and cut in small pieces
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons sherry
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Toast or pastry shells
Instructions
- Cook green pepper in the butter until soft but not brown.
- Blend in flour.
- Drain liquid from mushrooms and add enough milk to make 1 cup.
- Gradually add with cream to flour mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened.
- Mix a little sauce with egg yolks, then combine yolks with remaining sauce.
- Add remaining ingredients, except toast, and stir over low heat until sauce reaches right consistency and is hot.
- Serve on toast or in pastry shells.
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