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    March 28, 2020

    Saltimbocca

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    Saltimbocca means “jump into the mouth.” -Joy of Cooking

    Do I have your attention?

    I love this recipe. It’s simple, but fancy. I read the version we are making here in an America’s Test Kitchen magazine: Best-Ever Italian Recipes. Their version is a little different from the original though. The original, pictured above, is a veal cutlet pounded thin and filled with prosciutto, sage, and cheese. The cutlet is then folded over and secured with toothpicks, pan seared, and topped with a white wine, lemon, and butter sauce. Sounds amazing, right?

    The Test Kitchen version is a little simpler though. Their recipe calls for pork loin rounds, pounded thin, and the prosciutto laid on top. I think this would also be good with a chicken breast pounded thin if you prefer that over pork. And even though the sauce has a good amount of butter, it’s not a heavy meal. I served mine with mashed potatoes and green salad: Romain lettuce, honey crisp apples cut thin, blue cheese crumbles, dried cranberries, candied walnuts, and a balsamic vinaigrette.
    I was so happy the first time I made it. It was so good and easy. The kicker, I also prep these in bulk ahead of time. I buy the four pack of pork loins from Costco. They include two packs with two loins in each. So I open one, cut both loins into rounds, pound them thin and prep with prosciutto. Then I wrap each one in plastic wrap, seal in a food saver bag, and just pull out however meany I want another night down the road. It’s great!

    Now, on to cooking…

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    4.50 from 2 votes

    Pork Saltimbocca

    Tender pork loin with prosciutto and a lemon, sage, white wine sauce.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Italian
    Servings: 5

    Ingredients

    • 1 pork loin
    • 5 slices prosciutto
    • 5 whole sage leaves plus 1 tbs chopped
    • 1 egg white

    Sauce

    • 1 lemon
    • ½ cup dry white wine
    • ¾ cup chicken stock
    • 4 tbs butter
    • olive oil
    • salt and pepper

    Instructions

    • Cut pork loin into 5 equal sections.
    • Trim any silver skin and discard.
    • One at a time, pound each section with a meat mallet.
    • I put mine in a zip top bag to keep my prep area clean. You could also use plastic wrap.
    • Season with salt and pepper.
    • Lay a piece of prosciutto over each cutlet, folding the extra over.
    • Dip each leaf in the egg white and press into prosciutto
    • This is mostly for looks, there will be more sage in the sauce.
    • Heat pan on medium-high
    • Add 1 tbs butter plus a little olive oil.
    • In two batches, pan fry each cutlet on both sides, starting them prosciutto side down.
    • Make the sauce:
    • Remove meat to a plate and cover with foil.
    • Add wine to deglaze the pan, scraping up the brown bits. After a few minutes, add chicken stock, lemon, and chopped sage plus salt and pepper to taste.
    • Cook on medium and reduce by half.
    • Turn off heat. One tablespoon at a time, whisk in remaining butter. This makes a glossy finish.
    • Return pork to the pan and spoon sauce over each piece. Serve with mashed potatoes and green salad. Bon appetit!

    Notes

    As the sauce cools, it will thicken and have a silky coating the pork cutlets.
          

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