CHARGRILLED GAMMON WITH PARSNIP, POTATO AND BACON RöSTI, POACHED EGG AND MUSTARD HOLLANDAISE
Ingredients
- 3 rashers back bacon
- 1 potato
- grated
- 1 parsnip
- cored and grated
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 free-range egg yolk
- 1 lemon
- juice only
- 110g/4oz butter
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 thick slices gammon
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 2 free-range eggs
Directions
- Fry the bacon in a dry frying pan until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper and roughly chop.
- Put the potato and parsnip on a clean tea towel and squeeze over a bowl to remove the excess liquid. Place in a separate bowl and mix in the bacon and parsley.
- Melt the butter and oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the potato mixture and press it down with the back of a spoon. Season with salt and pepper. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side
- using a fish slice to carefully turn it over
- until crisp and golden-brown.
- For the hollandaise
- melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat
- then skim off the froth to leave a clear yellow liquid. Put the egg yolk
- lemon juice and one tablespoon water in a blender. Turn on the machine and slowly pour the warm clarified butter through the lid. Add the mustard and salt and blend.
- For the gammon
- heat a large griddle pan over a medium-high heat and cook the gammon for 2-3 minutes on each side
- until cooked through.
- For the poached egg
- heat a large saucepan of simmering water
- add the salt and vinegar and spin the water. Crack an egg into the pool of water and cook for 2-3 minutes
- or until your liking. Repeat with the second egg.
- Place a rösti on a plate. Top with chargrilled gammon and a poached egg and pour over the hollandaise.

