Instructions: Halve any large steaks.

Lay a slice of parma ham or pancetta on top with a sage leaf then secure to the meat with a wooden cocktail stick.

Season with pepper.

Heat the oil in a shallow frying pan or nonstick frying pan (dont add oil if using non stick) and fry the pork steaks on the boiling plate for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side until they are golden brown.

Pour in apple juice it will sizzle and start to evaporate immediately.

Scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any crusty bits and let the liquid bubble until reduced by half.

Lift the pork out on to a warm dish.

Return the frying pan to the boiling plate add the butter and swirl it around.

When it has melted into the pan juices add some lemon juice and pour this sauce over the pork steaks before serving.

Thinly sliced pancetta is an italian bacon with o great flavour and is well worth trying. Once found only m delis its now much more widely available youll find it beside the prepacked hams in supermarkets. Pure unsweetened apple juice makes a great substitute for white wine in many recipes if you dont wish to use alcohol. Choose a juice with a sharp dean flavour.

This recipe is loosely based on the traditional italian dish of saltimbocca which includes veal prosciutto (parma ham) sage and white wine. It is good served with an accompaniment of curly kale and buttered parsnips.

Serves 4

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