Ham A La King

I grew up eating Chicken A La King.  Both my Mother and my Nana loved to serve it so it's funny that I have never actually made it myself.  Maybe I needed a 10 year break from it. Anyway, we currently have a ton of leftover ham in the fridge so I decided to shake things up a bit and made Ham A La King. My husband has never heard of it in his life so this was a first for him and he really liked it.  It was super easy -- took 10 minutes to prep and simmers for the remaining 10 while the puff pastries bake in the oven.

Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter                                                  

2 tablespoons grated onion                                                  

1 stock of finely chopped celery                                                  

1/4 cup flour                                                  

2 cups milk                                                  

1 cup diced cooked ham                                                  

1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce                                                

1 1/2  teaspoons plain mustard                                                  

1 cup frozen peas                                                                                                     

salt and pepper  

4-6 puff pastry shells

 

Method

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Bake puff pastry shells for about 18 minutes

. Meanwhile, melt butter in a fry pan and sauté onion and celery over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add flour and stir until incorporated. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Add remaining ingredients and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.