Ham and Cheese Crepes
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 3:02am

Ingredients




8 thin crepes
1 cup ham
2 cups cheese, grated
1/2 cup spring onions
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour, plain
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon garlic, crushed
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
salt, pepper
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup cream
1 cup provencale sauce (tomato)

Preparation

1 First, prepare a basic white sauce:Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add the milk gradually, stirring rapidly with whisk. When blended and smooth, add the garlic, pepper, nutmeg. Simmer gently for 5 minutes stirring the bottom regularly to ensure it doesn't burn. 2 Dice ham. Slice spring onions. 3 Mix in ham, cheese and spring onions. 4 Remove sauce from heat and whisk in combined egg yolk and cream. Sauce should be thick and creamy. Do not reboil after adding egg yolk. 5 Spoon 1/2 cup filling into the center of each crepe, roll up to enclose. Place in a shallow buttered oven-proof dish. 6 Top crepes with Provencale sauce and cheese and bake in a moderate oven 180C/360F for about 10 minutes until cheese is melted and filling is hot.