Sautéd broccoli with ham

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 350 g broccoli
• 2 1 shallot
• 3 2 slices smoked ham
• 4 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 1 knob butter (optional)
• 6 salt
• 7 pepper
• Total weight: 465 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
45 min.	6 min.	50 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare 350 g broccoli.
2	Peel, wash and chop 1 shallot.
3	Cut 2 slices smoked ham into ribbons.
4	Warm serving plates. Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a pan on medium heat. When hot, add chopped shallot, salt and pepper. Stir to mix. Cook 1 minute.
5	Add ham, stir well and cook 1 more minute.
6	Add broccoli, stir again and cook about 3-4 minutes until broccoli are heated through, but remain firm. Add a knob of butter if you wish. Serve immediately.

Remarks

You can replace ham with bacon if you prefer, or omit it.
This recipe is a good way to get children to eat vegetables, and show them that broccoli needn't be that sad tasteless soggy stuff served so often in bad canteens.

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