Country-Style Ham and Eggs
From: Charles Orlowek, Chicago, USA
Comments: This recipe is based on both, South United States and Quebec traditions.
*In the South, people usually pour coffee or coke instead of tea into this sauce...[Coke's head office is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA!]
Servings: 2
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 tablespoons [17.5 g] flour
  • 2 [1/4-inch / 6-mm thick] slices 'Country Ham' or any other mild cured ham, or prosciutto
  • 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter
  • 1 cup [250 mL] hot really strong tea*
  • 4 eggs [fried, poached or boiled, to taste, while ham slices are frying]
  • Lightly brown flour into a frypan for 2 to 3 minutes over medium-low heat.
  • Transfer browned flour into a bowl; set aside.
  • Using the same frypan, fry ham slices for 2 minutes on each side over medium-high heat.
  • Remove ham slices from frypan; reserve onto a plate.
  • Melt butter into hot frypan and mix in reserved browned flour.
  • Stirring, pour hot really strong tea into roux, stirring until smooth.
  • Reheat ham slices into sauce before serving, along with fried, poached or boiled eggs.