Soufflé Mixture made with Cooked Ham

Ingredients

• 500 grammes well-lean cooked ham
• 3 spoonfuls cold sauce Béchamel
• 2 décilitres sauce Béchamel with ham essence
• 5 egg yolks
• 7 egg whites

Instructions

1. Pound 500 grammes of well-lean cooked ham finely, adding the 3 spoonfuls of cold sauce Béchamel to it little by little.
2. Pass the mixture through a fine sieve.
3. Gather the paste in a sautoir and work in the 2 décilitres of sauce Béchamel with ham essence and the 5 egg yolks.
4. Whip the 7 egg whites to a very firm snow and finish the mixture with them.