Name: Broad beans and prosciutto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram packet frozen broad beans; 1 bunch spring (salad) onions; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 slices prosciutto, cut into thin strips; 1/3 cup (80ml) chicken stock; toasted crusty bread, to serve (optional); black pepper, to season

Broad beans and prosciutto

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

500 gram packet frozen broad beans

1 bunch spring (salad) onions

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 slices prosciutto, cut into thin strips

1/3 cup (80ml) chicken stock

toasted crusty bread, to serve (optional)

black pepper, to season

Method

1.In a saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook broad beans for 2 minutes. Drain and cool in iced water. Drain again. Remove and discard skins.

2.Cut green part of onion into 3cm lengths. Trim base of onion bulbs, leaving root attached. Cut each onion in half.

3.In a large frying pan, heat oil on high. Cook prosciutto for 3-5 minutes, stirring, until crispy. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Cook onion bulbs for 5 minutes, until golden.

4.Add stock and simmer for 5 minutes, until onion is tender and stock is reduced. Stir in broad beans and green onion and cook for 1 minute, until heated through.

5.Stir through prosciutto and serve on toasted crusty bread with a grinding of black pepper, or as a side dish.

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