Ham with Leeks and Cream Sauce

Name: Ham with Leeks and Cream Sauce
Yield: Serves 8 to 10.
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: a 1.3-1.8 kg/3-4 lb piece of gammon; 55 g/2 oz Gruyère cheese, grated; salt and freshly ground pepper; 225 ml/8floz (double) cream; 225 ml/8floz dry vermouth, warmed; salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 tbsp plain flour; 600 ml/1 pint milk, warmed; 900 g/2 lb leeks; 85 g/3 oz butter

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10
.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Two Fat Ladies

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1996

About

This is a very useful concoction if you are expecting a lot of people for dinner. It looks and tastes splendid, but the great thing is you can prepare it the day before, then just bung it in the oven when required.

Ingredients

a 1.3-1.8 kg/3-4 lb piece of gammon
900 g/

Europe
United Kingdom
Main course
England

Method

Soak the gammon for 12 hours, changing the water a few times. Place in a snug saucepan and cover completely with cold water. Bring slowly to simmering point and cook at a bare tremble for half an hour to each 450 g/1