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Sunday 24 January 2016

Porcini mushroom Pork wrapped in Parma ham


I recently saw this very nice recipe idea and thought what a lovely looking midweek meal - but you could eat it any day of the week. The original recipe idea uses potatoes, but I swapped these for swede ... which is lower in carbohydrate ... but if you should try this recipe, the choice of vegetable to accompany is yours dear reader.

Ingredients:

Serves Four
Ready in approx 45 minutes
4 British pork boneless loin steaks, trimmed of fat
4 Parma ham slices
4 tbsp porcini mushroom paste
60 g Taleggio (or similar) cheese, grated
7.5 g fresh thyme
2 tbsp oil
(1 kg Désirée potatoes, scrubbed and roughly chopped)
(2 tbsp milk)
1 large swede, washed, peeled and chopped
butter to add to swede when mashing
500 g leeks, washed, trimmed and thickly sliced
100 g young-leaf spinach, washed
freshly ground black pepper, to season

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC, fan 160ºC, gas 4. Put the pork loin steaks between two sheets of cling film and bash with a rolling pin until they're 1cm thick. Remove from the clingfilm.

2. Lay each slice of ham on to a board, put a pork loin steak on top of each one and spread each of them with a tablespoon of the mushroom paste, then a quarter of the cheese and a sprinkling of thyme leaves (reserve a good pinch of thyme leaves for the leeks). Roll each one up and then secure with a cocktail stick if needed.

3. Heat half a tablespoon of the oil in a pan and cook the pork parcels for 1 minute on each side, until golden. Place on to a baking tray, transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes, until the pork is cooked through.
4. Meanwhile, put the (potatoes) swede in a pan of cold water, cover with a lid and bring to the boil. Simmer for approx 15 minutes until tender, then drain and mash with (1 tablespoon of the olive oil and the milk if using potatoes) butter if using swede. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
5. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan, add the leeks and remaining thyme leaves and cook for 10 minutes. Stir through the spinach leaves for the last minute, and allow to wilt. Slice each pork loin in half and serve with (creamy mash) buttery swede and vegetables

Original recipe idea here

Hope you enjoy it!

All the best Jan

16 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello, it looks delicious. We have not had pork in a while, maybe it is time to try a new recipe. Thanks for sharing. Happy Sunday, enjoy your new week ahead!

Blogoratti said...

Not a pork lover, but does look really nice. Greetings and have a nice week!

Anonymous said...

This does look delicious.
You could use chicken in place of pork.

Sue

Anonymous said...

The fun part must be bashing the meat just like tenderizing steak.It does look good, will show it to the other half

Ben

Lowcarb team member said...

Eileen
Pork quite regularly appears on our menu plans, and is usually quite reasonably priced. This is a lovely recipe and ready to eat in about 45 minutes!

Hope you've had a lovely Sunday - good wishes for the new week ahead.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Blogoratti
Yes, we all like / love different foods - but glad you liked the look of the recipe, and many thanks for your comment.

Hope the new week goes well for you.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Sue
You could use chicken in place of pork ...
That is what is so good about sharing recipe ideas ... they can always be amended slightly to suit individual tastes, family needs etc.

Many thanks for your comment

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Ben
Many thanks for your comment ... yes "bashing the meat" can be fun ... especially if you've had a bad day and may be feeling annoyed with someone. LOL!
Seriously I don't know if you have children - but when preparing this dish it's a great way to get kids invloved, they love hitting things with a rolling pin. Just be wary - always think safety in a kitchen.

Hope you've had a good Sunday

All the best Jan

Carla from The River said...

Hi,
If I ever get to England, I am coming for dinner. :-))
Yummy.
Carla

DeniseinVA said...

Excellent choice of meal and looks delicious! Thanks Jan :)

Lowcarb team member said...

Carla
Many thanks for your comment, and it would be lovely to see you!
Have a good new week ahead ...

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Denise
This meal is very tasty, and ready in about 45 minutes!
Thank you for your comment - wishing you a good week - stay warm and safe in all that snow!

All the best Jan

Debbie said...

omgoodness, such "pretty" food!!!!!

Lowcarb team member said...

Debbie
It does look good, doesn't it! Tastes great too!
Many thanks for your comment, and do please take care with all that snow you've had ...

All the best Jan

Lisa said...

I do something similar with chicken thighs, making me feel hungry!
My thre don't like swede but I'm hoping to try a new way of serving it this week and tell them it's butternut squash or sweet potato!
Lisa x

Lowcarb team member said...

Lisa
We love chicken thighs too, with and without skin on ... depending on the recipe idea.
Keep trying your three on different vegetables ...

Hope your week is going well

All the best Jan