Humble Ham Pie
Humble Ham Pie
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup green pepper, cut in thin strips
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
4 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup cream
1/3 cup pimiento, cut in thin strips
2 cups cooked ham, but in cubes
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons sherry
Melt butter in heavy skillet. Add green pepper and mushrooms. Simmer over low heat until soft. Blend in the flour. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Add cream, pimiento and ham. Stir in a little of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks. Add to the hot mixture. Add sherry. Cool. Pour into yeast-risen shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Yield: 6 portions
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup green pepper, cut in thin strips
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
4 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup cream
1/3 cup pimiento, cut in thin strips
2 cups cooked ham, but in cubes
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons sherry
Melt butter in heavy skillet. Add green pepper and mushrooms. Simmer over low heat until soft. Blend in the flour. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Add cream, pimiento and ham. Stir in a little of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks. Add to the hot mixture. Add sherry. Cool. Pour into yeast-risen shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Yield: 6 portions
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