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Baked leek wrapped in ham

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Ingredients for 3 servings:

  • 600 g leek
  • Salt
  • 100 g margarine or butter
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 200 ml milk
  • pepper
  • 6 slices of cooked ham
  • 75 g cheese, grated

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Trim the leeks and cut into approximately 12 cm long pieces. Cook in salted water for 5-8 minutes, then drain and set aside to drain. Reserving the cooking water. Melt the fat in a saucepan. Sauté the flour in it and deglaze with the milk and 200 ml of the vegetable water. Bring to a boil once. Season the béchamel sauce with salt and pepper. Wrap each leek piece with a slice of ham (cut in half if desired) and place in a baking dish. Spread the sauce over the leek and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown. Rice or Ebly goes well with this.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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