There are two easy steps to Rub & Wrap and once mastered there will be no looking back because this umami-filled notion can be applied to lots of things such as chicken breasts, fish fillets, asparagus spears or scallops (altering the cooking time accordingly). For this recipe I shall use chicken breasts to show you how it is done.
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
4 skinless chicken breasts
RUB
4 teaspoons Taste #5 Umami Paste Vegetarian Far Eastern Recipe
WRAP
8 slices of prosciutto crudo
4 small sprigs of rosemary or 4 sage leaves
TO FINISH
Good dousing of extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon Marsala or white wine
Method
- Remove the chicken breasts from the fridge half an hour before cooking.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- RUB each piece of chicken with a teaspoon of umami paste.
- WRAP each chicken breast in 2 overlapping pieces of prosciutto, tucking the sprig of rosemary inside each parcel. Place in a roasting tin and tuck any excess prosciutto under the chicken pieces.
- Splash with the olive oil and season with another grinding of black pepper.
- Put in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Three quarters of the way through cooking add the Marsala or wine. The dish is done when the prosciutto has darkened slightly and the chicken is cooked through.
- For extra deliciousness, remove the chicken pieces and whisk a large knob of butter into the roasting tin juices and pour over the chicken to serve.
