PARMA HAM & ASPARAGUS

Parma Ham & Asparagus image

Provided by Luschka

Time 26m

Yield 550 ml, 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

350 g asparagus
2 teaspoons walnut oil or 2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
115 g parma ham, cut into thin strips
1 tablespoon cornflour
175 ml vegetable stock
70 ml dry white wine
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
salt and pepper
rosemary sprig, to garnish
linguine

Steps:

Trim the woody ends from the asparagus and cut the stems into 1 cm lengths.
In a saucepan, heat the oil over a high heat and cook the asparagus, onion and galric for 5 minutes.
Reduce the heat, add the ham and cook for 1 minutes.
In a bowl, blend the cornflour, stock, wine , soy sauce, mustard and salt and pepper and add to the pan.
Bring to the boil, stirring and continue to cook, stirring until the mixture thickens.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve with the freshly cooked linguine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.7, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 392.2, Carbohydrate 11.5, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 3.5, Protein 4.2