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Ham Slices with Anchovy Sauce

 

Serves : 4

 

Ingredients:

 

8 x 75g / 3oz Slices Ham

Pepper

Plain (All-Purpose) Flour

2 Eggs, beaten

Few tbsp Fresh Breadcrumbs

7 tbsp / 90g / 3˝oz Butter

1 Small Onion, chopped

5 Flat Anchovy Fillets, rinsed well, mashed

1 tbsp Capers, chopped

1 tbsp Chopped Parsley

Vinegar

Chicken Stock

 

Instructions:

 

  1. Flatten the ham slices with a mallet and season with pepper; then dip in flour, egg and breadcrumbs.

 

  1. Melt 2 tbsp / 25g / 1oz butter in a pan, add the onion and cook over low heat until soft.

 

  1. Add the anchovy fillets, capers, parsley, 1 tbsp flour and a little pepper. Stir over a high heat for a few minutes; stir in 2 – 3 tbsp vinegar and let evaporate.

 

  1. Add enough stock to give a slightly thickened sauce.

 

  1. Dice 1 tbsp / 15g / ˝oz butter and stir into the sauce a piece at a time, making sure that each piece is fully incorporated before adding the next. Keep warm.

 

  1. In a separate pan, melt the remaining butter; add the breaded ham slices and brown on both sides, then reduce the heat and cook for 10 – 12 minutes, turning occasionally.

 

  1. Arrange on a serving dish, pour over the sauce and serve accompanied with buttered spinach.

 

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