Peas and Ham Recipe
In Spain main courses are often served without any
vegetables. This is because the first course is often a vegetable dish. This recipe for Peas and Bam, Guisantes con Jamon,
is a popular starter especially in a menu del dia in the Madrid area. In
Granada more popular is Runner Beans and Ham, Habas con Jamon, as these
are a big vegetable in the area.
Although a simple dish it is very tasty and it best accompanied with a chunk
of crusty bread. You can vary the amounts of garlic and jamon serrano to get a slightly
different flavour or even add some tomatoes.
Peas and Ham ingredients:
For 3-4 people
1 Large onion finely chopped
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
90g jamon Serrano diced
450g frozen peas
3 – 4 tbsps olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan
and then fry the jamon Serrano, onion and garlic together gently in the pan
until the onion is soft which will take approximately 15 minutes.
Meanwhile add the frozen peas to a pan of
boiling water and cook for a couple of minutes.
Drain the peas and add them to the cooked
mix in the frying pan, add some freshly ground black pepper and cook for a
further few minutes to allow the flavours to mix.
Serve with some fresh crusty bread.
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