Pork and peaches

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Tender and sweet, peaches make a lovely summery alternative to pineapple or apple in this tempting gammon dish. Steven Smith's pork with peaches recipe is wonderfully speedy, helped along with the use of shop-bought pork scratchings to stir through the mash.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Pork and peaches

Mashed potato

Method

1
To make the mash, cook the potatoes in salted boiling water until soft, then drain. Mash the potatoes with the butter and warm milk and beat until smooth. Set aside until required
2
To cook the gammon steaks, heat a non-stick pan until hot, then add the rapeseed oil and cook the pork until firm and golden on both sides. Remove from the pan and leave to rest in a warm place for 5-10 minutes, but leave the pan on the heat
3
Remove the stone from the peach and slice the flesh into wedges. Add to the same pan that you cooked the gammon steaks in and caramelise on a medium-high heat. Deglaze with a dash of chicken stock, a knob of butter and a dash of the crème de pêche. Swirl the pan to emulsify the sauce
  • 1 peach, ripe
  • 1 dash of chicken stock
  • 1 dash of crème de pêche
  • 1 knob of butter
4
Chop the pork scratchings and fold through the mash before reheating
5
Add a neat mound of mash to each plate and arrange the gammon steaks alongside. Spoon on the caramelised peaches and the pan juices. Sprinkle over some chopped chives and serve immediately
First published in 2015

Steven Smith may be trend-averse but he is certainly not risk-averse, his cuisine embraces tradition without being consumed by it.

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