Mustard And Chive Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

50 g butter
50 g flour
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard or 2 tablespoons English mustard
450 ml milk
salt and pepper
3 tablespoons finely snipped chives

Preparation

Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the flour.
Remove from the heat and stir in the mustard.
Return the pan to the heat and gradually incorporate the milk, beating with a spoon as it comes up to a boil.
Season with salt and pepper and let simmer gently, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes.
This cooks the flour and thickens the sauce.
Stir in the chives, adding a touch of soup stock or water if it seems too thick.
Spoon over slices of ham.