Schinkernfleckerl

Name: Schinkernfleckerl
Ingredients: ½ oz / 15 g plain flour; 1 oz / 30 g butter; 3 oz / 85 g grated cheese; ½ pt / 280 ml warm milk; 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes; 4 oz / 110 g cooked ham; 14 oz / 400 g dried macaroni

Pasta with Ham

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

One of the most popular dishes served in the evenings in Viennese restaurants is schinkernfleckerl, a soothing dish of pasta with chopped ham. In Vienna, it is made with small squares of pasta, but you could make it with macaroni. In fact, it bears a close resemblance to macaroni cheese.

Ingredients

1 oz / 30 g butter
½ oz / 15

Main course

Method

Melt the butter in a saucepan, sprinkle in the flour and cook gently for a few minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually add the milk, stirring continuously until you have a smooth white sauce. Cook for 10 minutes, then stir in the cheese, ham and tomatoes until the cheese has melted. Meanwhile, cook the macaroni according to the directions on the packet. Drain and mix with the sauce. Spoon into