Ham and Oyster Casserole

From "River Roads Recipes II". Submitted by Mr. John G. Blanche. Posted for ZWT5.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 4 meals

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons butter
• 3  tablespoons flour
• 1  cup  hot chicken stock or 1  cup bouillon
• 1  cup  hot  cream
• 1⁄4 cup dry sherry
• 1  cup cooked ham, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1  pint  oyster, with juice
•  white  salt & pepper

Directions

1. Melt 3 tablespoons butter.
2. Add flour and stir over low heat without permitting flour to brown (about 5 minutes).
3. Add chicken stock and cream gradually.
4. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and smooth.
5. Put in a pan over hot water and add sherry and ham.
6. In another skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter and add oysters and juice.
7. Cook until edges curl.
8. Add oysters to sauce and heat thoroughly without boiling.
9. Add salt and pepper for taste.
10. Serve in pastry shells or on toast.