Description
Ibérico ham and fresh figs on straw potato nests, a wonderful combination of flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium potato
- 3 slices mozzarella cheese
- 3 slices Ibérico ham
- 1 fresh fig
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and cut the straws with a blade slicer or a similar gadget.
- Sauté them slowly or cook them in the microwave until cooked and soft. I added fresh rosemary for additional flavor (if you want to see how to make a tart case with straw potatoes, see this wonderful post by my friend Colette, in English).
- Oil the ramekins or small casseroles or line them with parchment paper to avoid sticking. Then line them with the cooked straw potatoes, smoothing the surface and pressing the potato with a spoon. Salt them.
- Put the casseroles into a preheated oven at 340ºF (170ºC) and bake 40 minutes. Watch them closely and adjust temperature and time if necessary so that the nests brown evenly.
- When the nests are baked, place the mozzarella and ham slices in them; bake slightly, for the cheese to soften, but don’t overdo it, so not to thoroughly cook the ham. I prefer to add the figs raw, after taking the nests out of the oven, so that they don’t soften excessively.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour