Monday, September 5, 2011

Jambon braise aux raisins verts

Meat


Preparation: 45 mn
Cooking: 1h30 mn


Jambon braise aux raisins verts (grilled ham with green grapes) is a very easy to make, delicious dish. 



Ingredients (for 8 persons)
  • 1 kg of smoked ham without bone
  • 1 onion
  • 2.5 cups of green grape juice
  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar
  • lemon juice
  • 2 cup white wine
  • 2 cups of seedless green grapes
  • 1 teaspoon of mustard
  • 1 tbl spoon of four

Preparation
  • Peel the grapes (don't boil them, it will break them and lose the juice)
  • Put the ham in a wide pan, add the peeled grapes
  • Chop the onion
  • In a bowl, add the onion, lemon juice, 1.5 cups of grape juice, half the wine, half of the brown sugar and stir until obtaining a smooth mix
  • Pour the mix on the ham and grapes

Cooking
Cover and cook in the oven for1h 30 mn at350F. Keep moist with the juice


Sauce

  • In a small saucepan, add the remaining grape juice, brown sugar, white wine, add the mustard and stir slowly.
  • when the mix start to boil, add the flour and stir until obtaining a creamy smooth sauce



Serve
Slice finely the ham, add the grapes and pour the sauce on it.
You can serve with a side of white rice.