220g | Traditional Bocconcini |
8 | pork loin fillets |
8 slices | prosciutto |
20 | sage leaves |
1/4 cup | plain flour |
4 tbsp | olive oil |
1/3 cup | white wine |
100g | butter |
sea salt & cracked black pepper |
1 | Working one at a time, cover each fillet with glad wrap and pound with a meat mallet until ½cm thick. |
2 | Place a prosciutto slice on each fillet and gently pound with the mallet. |
3 | Place the flour onto a plate and press the meat side of each fillet into the flour to coat. |
4 | Heat the olive oil in a large fry pan over med/ high heat, add sage leaves and fry until crisp, remove and drain on paper towel. |
5 | Reduce the heat to medium, place the fillets, prosciutto side down, into the pan and season with salt and pepper (you may need to do this in batches if using a smaller fry pan). |
6 | Fry for 3 minutes, or until the prosciutto is crisp, flip the fillets, place two bocconcini cut in halves on top of the prosciutto, reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes or until the bocconcini has melted. |
7 | Remove the fillets and cover with foil to keep warm. |
8 | Increase the heat to high, add wine and allow to reduce by half. |
9 | Add butter, turn off the heat and swirl the pan to melt the butter and create a sauce. |
10 | Return the fillets to the pan and serve immediately garnished with crisp sage. |