Ham + Asparagus

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoon Butter; 3 tablespoon Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 cups Milk; Dash of pepper
• 1 pound smoked ham cut in 1 in. pieces
• 1 large bunch green asparagus
• 3 hard boiled eggs sliced.
• 1 cup cooked rice, Paprika

Directions

1. Make a sauce as follows.
2. Melt the butter in a Sauce Pan; Add flour + seasonings and mix well. Add Milk stirring constantly during the addition.
3. Cook over a slow fire, stirring constantly to keep from getting lumpy, all mixture to come to boiling point. Cook 3 Min.
4. Saute ham cubes until brown in a frying pan.
5. Clean + cut asparagus into 2 in lengths, Cook asparagus in a small amount of boiling salted water until tender.
6. Combine sauce, ham, asparagus, eggs, + rice. Mix carefully. Pack in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle top with paprika + Bake in slow oven.

Timing

• Cook 3 Min.

Temperature

• slow fire; boiling point; ham brown; boiling salted water; asparagus tender; slow oven

Equipment

• Sauce Pan; frying pan; greased baking dish; oven