Spanish Jamón Serrano Wrapped Green Asparagus
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 12 spears green asparagus
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 6 slices Jamón Serrano
- drizzles fresh lemon juice
- Fresh groundblack pepper
Instructions
- First, trim all green asparagus using a vegetable peeler. Cut off thehard end.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and blanch theasparagus for about 30 seconds. Drain the asparagus and pat dry.
- Cut each slice of Serrano ham in half and lengthways, wrap a slice ofham tightly around each spear.
- Add one tablespoon of cooking oil to a large frying pan and heat overmedium-high heat.
- Fry the asparagus bundles on each side until they caramelize lightly,and the ham becomes crispy.
- Arrange the wrapped asparagus as you wish, season with black pepper, anddrizzle with fresh lemon juice to serve.
Notes
Do not blanch the asparagus too long. Otherwise, asparagus will neither get caramelized nor become caramelized.