Italian pork escalopes

serves 4
ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, finely sliced
small bunch of fresh sage leaves
4 pork escalopes, around
50g/2oz each
4 slices Parma ham
4 tablespoons grated Gruyère cheese
flour for dredging
150ml/5fl oz crème fraîche
50g/2oz spring onions, chopped
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan. Sauté the garlic and sage
leaves until golden brown. Remove and drain on kitchen paper. Cool,
reserving some for the garnish.
• Put each escalope between two pieces of cling film, and beat with a
rolling pin until very thin.
• Put a slice of ham, 1 tablespoon of the Gruyère and some of the garlic
and sage leaves on each escalope. Season with salt and pepper. Fold
the pork in half and season again. Flatten the open edges with a knife to
seal. Dust lightly with flour.
• Heat the remaining oil in a heavy frying pan over a medium heat. Cook
the pork for 3–4 minutes each side.
• Mix the crème fraîche, spring onions and vinegar together.
• Serve the pork, garnished with the reserved garlic and sage, and a
grinding of pepper, and accompanied by the crème fraîche mixture.