- 100g/3½oz cooked ham
- 450g/1lb small Brussels sprouts
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- knob of butter
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- Cut the slice of ham into 5mm/Âźin dice and chill until needed. To prepare the sprouts, remove any damaged outside leaves, then halve each sprout.
- Cook them in a large saucepan of rapidly boiling salted water for a few minutes until tender, but still with the slightest of bites. Drain in a colander.
- While the sprouts are cooking, heat a non-stick frying pan and add the sesame seeds.
- Cook on a medium heat for just a minute or two to roast the seeds to a golden brown. Remove the seeds from the pan.
- Add the sesame oil to the plan, along with the knob of butter, and warm the ham in the bubbling butter and oil, then add the drained sprouts.
- Increase the heat and fry for 1-2 minutes, then season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To finish, add the roasted sesame seeds, and spoon the sprouts into a vegetable dish.