Summer is a season to taste a light dish, without too much force. Peas are legumes that provide a lot of dietary fiber to your meals, and Iberico ham is a nutritious food, with an unsaturated fat that will give it an incomparable juiciness and flavor. So when you combine the peas with ham or Iberian pork shoulder, you will get a special and Mediterranean touch on your plate, as well as providing you with the basic nutrients for a fresh summer meal.
Ham gives the peas a special touch, especially for children who you know is not one of their favorite foods. And if you choose one of the ones you can buy at Jamón Pasión, you will turn your recipe into a success.
Which Iberico ham to choose.
Any ham that you choose for this recipe will go wonderfully, but a cebo campo Iberico ham is one of the first choices you can make use of. It has the flavor and texture of Iberian pigs raised in freedom and fed with wild grasses, which will give the ham a plus, without having to spend a lot of money.
You can also select a bait Iberian ham. Or if you already have an acorn pork shoulder at home, you can use it without any problem for this recipe.
You can also use the packets that they sell of ham in cubes, in case you want to leave the home ham to taste alone and use the other for the peas with Iberian ham recipe.
Without a doubt, a good Serrano ham will be ideal, but the flavor that Iberian pork fat gives it is another story.
The Iberico ham with peas recipe.
Once you have the ham with which you are going to cook, you need to gather other ingredients that complement and give more flavor to your food, so that you can taste all the flavors separately. This recipe is for 4 servings.
INGREDIENTS
Jamon iberico - 300 gr
Chives - 150 gr
Red peppers - 1 unit
Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
Pepper and salt to taste. (Be careful with the salt that the ham already has).
Peas - 400 gr, whether fresh, frozen or canned.
2 cloves of garlic
ELABORATION
Chop the chives and peppers the size you prefer. Cut the garlic cloves very small. Marinate these three ingredients in olive oil and season for two minutes (do not let the chives or peppers become too soft).
Choose the pods and extract the peas from them, after simmering them for 30 minutes. Add the cooked peas (or the contents of the cans) to the previous ingredients.
Cut the Iberian ham into cubes or julienne, as you like, and mix it with the rest of the ingredients.
A very good trick is to use the fat from the ham that we remove by cleaning the leg at low temperature previously on a pan to release the oil and fry the ingredients there.
FINISHING AND PRESENTATION
An idea to present the peas with Spanish ham is to serve the 4 portions individually and put a hard-boiled or boiled egg with the softest yolk on each portion. With this dish you will have both a starter and a main course.
Do not forget to accompany the table with a red wine of your choice, the ideal pair for a good cured ham.
Online Iberico Ham Store.
In Jamón Pasión you can buy Iberico ham or any other variety, without having to leave home. This is a great option, considering that you can easily find the rest of the ingredients in supermarkets.
In the online store you can choose your favorite hams to give more flavor to your meals or recipes.
In addition, in this online store you can get Iberian ham at the best price, choosing the one to your liking. You can buy it cheaper because there are no intermediaries.