al fresco dining?

Are you joining us for lunch?

The wonderful thing about when we actually experience summer in the UK is the possibility of eating outside.

Pork saltimbocca, is something that has had the nod of approval from our family for over 20 years and it is so so delicious and so easy, it makes for a perfect Sunday lunch.

Pork Saltimbocca

 ...infact...it is so easy it doesn't need much explaining...just a few pictures to tell its story.

Slice up a nice piece of pork tenderloin into slices

Using a heavy instrument, bash at the cut slices to flatten

Cut up pieces of bacon and place on top of the pork medallions

Press both sides into a plain flour/salt/pepper mix

Press a sage leaf onto each medallion and cover again with some flour mixture

Add each medallion one at a time sage side down into an oiled high heat pan

Brown both sides

Use a white wine that you have in the house -we used Rose

Pour a hearty glug of wine into the pan - turn the heat down a little

Add a knob of butter and allow the sauce to reduce

Prepare some mashed potato - using butter, salt, pepper, chives and splash of milk to mash

Prepare some summer coloured vegetables

Serve up and finish with some chopped parsley, salt and pepper

Tuck in!