Ham cream

In this recipe, it is important to pay attention to the quantities of the ingredients. It is likely that in the last part of the cooking process, you will need to add more milk or broth depending on the consistency you want to achieve for the cream. Let's get started!

We put the butter inside a deep pot and let it melt over medium heat. Once the butter is completely melted, we add the flour and start stirring the mixture using a wooden spoon. This step is important to prevent lumps from forming. We need to achieve a homogeneous mixture. In a separate bowl, we add the cornstarch to the milk. We mix these ingredients well and begin to add the milk slowly to the flour and butter mixture that we have browning in the pot.

We let it come to a boil, stirring continuously to avoid lump formation. We add the grated cheese and stir until it completely dissolves. Now we season using salt to taste, along with pepper and nutmeg. We continue stirring, and if we notice that any lumps form during cooking, we can pass the cream through a fine strainer.

We lower the cream from the heat and add the ham, chopped very small.

In this preparation, tomato sauce can be added, which we could say would turn it into an Aurora cream with ham.

It is served very hot, preferably using bowls.