Brown sauce with Christmas ham

Name: Brown sauce with Christmas ham
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 g chilled Christmas ham; 30 ml butter; 30 ml wheat flour; 1 × bouillon cube; 500 ml boiling water; 7.5 ml soy sauce; 1.25 ml black pepper

A traditional and delicious brown sauce that pairs perfectly with mashed potatoes. This recipe uses leftover ham and is seasoned with a bouillon cube, offering a rich and authentic flavor.

Ingredientes

200 gchilled Christmas ham

30 mlbutter

30 mlwheat flour

1bouillon cube

500 mlboiling water

7,5 mlsoy sauce

1,25 mlblack pepper

Passos

Prepare the ham

Finely mince or dice 200 g chilled Christmas ham.

Melt butter and heat flour

Melt 30 ml butter in a pot over medium heat. Add 30 ml wheat flour and stir until smooth. Cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture is light brown.

Add bouillon cube

Crumble 1 bouillon cube into the pot with the flour mixture.

Heat water

Heat 500 ml boiling water in a pot or kettle.

Mix the sauce

Add the hot water gradually to the flour-bouillon mixture, whisking constantly to prevent lumps. Continue whisking until the sauce is smooth.

Thicken the sauce

Let the sauce simmer gently for 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until it reaches the desired thickness.

Add the ham

Stir in the minced ham. Cook for another 2 minutes so the ham warms through in the sauce.

Season and check taste

Season the sauce with 7,5 ml soy sauce and 1,25 ml black pepper. Mix thoroughly and adjust the seasoning to taste.