Name: Saltimbocca
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 veal escalopes, about 150g each; 6 sage leaves; 6 slices prosciutto; 50g plain flour seasoned; splash olive oil; small knobs of butter; 200ml marsala wine; juice ½ lemon; green salad, fried potatoes or crusty bread to serve (optional)

Try this classic Italian recipe for veal escalopes wrapped with prosciutto, sage & lemon. Serve it with crusty bread to mop up the delicious pan juices

Ingredients

3 veal escalopes, about 150g each

6 sage leaves

6 slices prosciutto

50g plain flour seasoned

splash olive oil

small knobs of butter

200ml marsala wine

juice ½ lemon

green salad, fried potatoes or crusty bread to serve (optional)

Instructions

1 Bash out the escalopes until they are about 5mm thick. Place a sage leaf on each one, wrap with the prosciutto, then press another sage leaf on top and flatten out with your hand. Dust lightly with the seasoned flour.

2 Heat the oil and the butter in a large frying pan until foaming, and fry the veal for 4-5 mins on each side until the prosciutto is crisp, then remove from the pan. Add the Marsala wine to the pan and sizzle to make a sauce, scraping any tasty bits off the bottom. Add the lemon juice to taste. Put the veal back in the pan to heat through, then serve with a green salad and some fried potatoes or crusty bread.