Ham Roll-Ups
Ingredients
- 1 lb. fresh asparagus spears
- 8 slices baked ham
- 2 tbsps. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 2 tbsps. Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
- 2 tbsps. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Dash white pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- Paprika
- Parsley
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 325ºF.
- Step 2
PLACE 1 or 2 asparagus spears in center of each ham slice. Fold slice around asparagus to form a roll; secure with a toothpick. Place roll-ups on a baking sheet.
- Step 3
BAKE 15 to 20 minutes or until ham is thoroughly heated. Make sauce while roll-ups are heating.
- Step 4
MELT shortening in a heavy saucepan. Blend in flour, salt and pepper; heat until bubbly. Stir in broth and milk. Bring rapidly to boiling, stirring constantly. Cook 1 to 2 minutes. Stir about 3 tablespoons of the hot mixture into egg yolks and immediately blend into hot mixture. Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted. Blend in lemon juice.
- Step 5
PLACE roll-ups on hot platter; remove picks. Spoon sauce over roll-ups. Sprinkle with paprika. Garnish with parsley. Serve hot.
Serving size
(1 roll-up)
- Calories 170
- Calories from Fat90g
- Total Fat 10g
- Saturated Fat 3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 100mg
- Sodium 800mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 5g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Sugars 2g
- Protein 14g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet