Alsatian Asparagus
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: French
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Serves: 2 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Ingredients
  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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/