Cooking Easy Recipes

Frantic Curly Kale And Ham And Curly's Caramel Crisis

Servings:
2 servings
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  • 2 Potatoes; peeled and diced
  • 2 tb Olive oil
  • 2 tb Double cream
  • 55 g Flour
  • 55 g Breadcrumbs
  • 1 ts English mustard powder
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tb Milk
  • 1 lg Gammon steak; about
  • -225g/8oz, cut
  • ; into 4 strips
  • 2 tb Vegetable oil
  • 25 g Butter
  • 115 g Frozen baby carrots;
  • -slightly thawed
  • 1 tb Honey
  • 1 Onion; chopped
  • 200 g Curly kale; shredded
  • Salt and pepper
------------------------FOR THE APPLES AND CARAMEL S------------------------
55 g Butter
2 Desert apples; cored, cut
-into
; thick rings
1 tb Caster sugar; plus 55g/2oz
1 pn Cinnamon
1 tb Golden syrup
75 ml Double cream

Preheat grill to high.

1 Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water for about 10 minutes, or
until tender. Drain and using an electric whisk, beat with 1 tbsp olive oil
and double cream until smooth.

2 Season well, spoon into a piping bag and pipe the potato onto an
ovenproof serving dish. Place the dish under grill until browned.

3 Season the flour with salt and pepper. Mix together the breadcrumbs and
mustard powder.

4 Beat together the egg and milk. Dip the gammon pieces into the seasoned
flour, the egg and breadcrumbs to coat. Heat the vegetable oil in a large
frying pan. Fry the gammon for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until cooked
through and crisp.

5 Heat the butter in a frying pan. Add the carrots, drizzle over the honey
and toss together. Gently fry for about 8-10 minutes, or until the carrots
are cooked through and glazed.

6 Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a shallow pan. Add the onion and fry for 2-3
minutes. Add the kale, fry for 2-3 minutes, until slightly wilted and just
cooked and season.

7 Arrange the gammon on a plate with the glazed carrots and kale. Serve
with the potato.

8 For the Apples and Caramel Sauce: Melt 25g/1oz butter in a frying pan.
Add the apple rings and sprinkle over 1 tbsp caster sugar and cinnamon.

9 Toss together and cook over a medium- high heat for 8-10 minutes, turning
occasionally, or until the apples are cooked and slightly caramelised.

10 Place the remaining butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan and heat
gently to melt. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

11 Allow to cool slightly and stir in 50ml/2fl oz cream. Arrange the apple
rings on a plate and drizzle over the caramel sauce and remaining cream.

Converted by MC_Buster.

NOTES : Chef - Ainsley Harriott with Kevin Kennedy

Recipe by: Celebrity Ready Steady Cook