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Artichokes Benedict With Cheddar Cheese Sauce - CDKitchen.com

serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  under 30 minutes

ingredients

4 rounds buttered toast or toasted English muffins
4 small slices ham
4 artichoke bottoms, freshly cooked & hot
4 eggs, poached

Cheddar Cheese Sauce

4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
2 thin slices onion
2 parsley sprigs
3 tablespoons cream
1 1/2 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Garnish

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 dash grated nutmeg
paprika
watercress for garnish

directions

Place a toast round on individual heated plates and top each with a slice of ham. Place a cooked artichoke bottom on the ham and fill the center with a poached egg.

Spoon cheese sauce over each serving and sprinkle with paprika. Garnish with watercress and serve immediately.

Cheddar Cheese Sauce: Heat the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour.Cook stirring with a wire whisk till thoroughly blended.

Scald the milk with the onion and parsley. Strain it into the butter-flour mixture,stirring constantly with the wire whisk. When the mixture is thickened and smooth, add the cream.

Add 1 1/2 c. grated sharp cheddar cheese to the hot sauce and stir over low heat till melted. Stir in 2 tsp. lemon juice.

Season the sauce with salt and pepper and add nutmeg. Add a dash of paprika on top for effect.

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