Sweet Peppers fried with garlic and Serrano ham

  • For : 4 servings
  • Time : 30 minutes
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Sweet Peppers fried with garlic and Serrano ham :

  • 1 kg sweet peppers
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • Olive oil
  • 8 to 12 thin slices of Serrano ham

Technical stages for Sweet Peppers fried with garlic and Serrano ham :

  • Clean and remove tops and seeds of the peppers.
  • Peel the garlic and slice it very thinly.
  • Cut the peppers into pieces of 3 cm long.
  • Sautee the peppers in olive oil on very high heat.Add the garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Deglaze with 5 cl water, cover and cook for a few minutes.
  • Fry the ham slices. (You don't need to add fats. Make sure not to over fry the ham or it may be quite salty).
  • Serve 2 to 3 slices per serving along with the peppers.
  • INFOS:
  • Sweet green peppers (1 to 3 cm of diameter and 10 to 20 cm long) are very popular in the Basque country and are not the same as bell peppers.
  • Serrano Ham made in Spain is a main food item of casual Basque cuisine. It is a rather lean ham with a special hazelnut taste.
  • Serrano ham can be served raw or fried in very thin translucid slices.
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