Sage & prosciutto pork with rich mushroom ragout

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Cooking fillets of pork in prosciutto parcels not only protects them from drying out in the oven, but also adds a delicious saltiness

  • Prep:1 hrs
    Cook:30 mins
  • Serves 6
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Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 357
  • fat 18g
  • saturates 5g
  • carbs 4g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 1g
  • protein 43g
  • salt 1.77g

Ingredients

  • 3 pork tenderloins, about 300g/10oz each
  • 18 slices prosciutto
  • 18 sage leaves
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 3 shallots
  • 25g dried porcini mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 250g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 tbsp marsala or dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

Method

  1. Prepare Ahead: Cut each tenderloin in half and split almost in half down length. Open out the pork and bat out with a rolling pin. Put 3 slices of prosciutto overlapping lengthwise on a board and put one pork tenderloin on top. Season all over with salt and pepper, put three sage leaves on top and sprinkle with a little lemon juice. Roll up like a swiss roll and tie with two pieces of string or secure with cocktail sticks. Repeat with the remaining pork. Put in a roasting tin, cover and chill for up to 24 hours until ready to cook.

  2. Peel and finely chop the shallots. Tip the dried mushrooms into a measuring jug and pour over boiling water to reach the 300ml/1?2 pint mark. Leave for 20 minutes. Heat the oil in a pan, add the shallots and gently cook for 5 minutes without colouring. Drain the mushrooms, reserving the soaking liquid, chop and add to the pan with the fresh mushrooms. Season and cook until the mushrooms are softened, about 5 minutes.

  3. Splash in the Marsala and cook until the liquid is almost gone. Add the soaking liquid, tomato purée, salt and pepper and bubble up for 2 minutes. Set aside for up to 2 hours until ready to serve.

  4. On the day: Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5/fan oven 170C. Roast the pork rolls for 25-30 minutes, until the prosciutto is crisp and the pork feels firm to the touch. Gently reheat the mushroom ragout then serve each pork parcel, cut in half with a little mushroom ragout on the side. Scatter over a little chopped parsley.

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