12 spears of asparagus, washed with hard end of stalk snapped off
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus extra for buttering baking dish
1 tablespoon flour
⅓ cup milk
salt and pepper
freshly ground nutmeg
⅓ up grated gruyere cheese
4 thin slices of Black Forest ham
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Butter an 8x8 baking dish. Divide asparagus into 4 bundles of three, wrapping a slice of ham around each bundle. Place in buttered dish.
In a small saucepan melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add flour and stir until toasted. Add milk in a steady stream stirring constantly to form a thick sauce. Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, nutmeg, and grated cheese. Spoon sauce over asparagus bundles. Bake 25 minutes or until sauce is a bit toasted and bubbly.
Recipe by Tasting Pour by Jade Helm at https://tastingpour.com/2017/05/asparagus-and-ham-alsatian-style.html/