Serrano Ham Salt in the Microwave and in the Oven

Hello Foodies! Once again, we're aiming to surprise you with an innovative and easy recipe. Today, we're going to show you how to prepare serrano ham salt in the microwave and in the oven, to give a gourmet and special touch to your dishes.

This is one of the techniques you can use to avoid wasting the pieces that sometimes remain when cutting ham or slices that break. Taking adavantage of the leftovers is the best option to get the most out of your ingredients, so you might also be interested in learning some tips to avoid wasting food.

Serrano ham salt consists of very small pieces of serrano ham, which after a drying process obtain the texture of salt but with an intense ham flavor. Its red color will give a very striking tone to the dishes. And it can be a very used ingredient. Here are some ideas.

• Salads

It can serve as a dressing, instead of using Provencal herbs or pepper. It will give your salad a very Spanish touch!

• Spoon dishes

To season some soups, purees or creams, such as this curry pumpkin cream or you can even add the ham salt in other types of dishes where you think a touch of ham flavor might go well, like chicken rice.

• Tapas, skewers and as decoration

It combines perfectly with eggs, for example, in a dish of broken eggs or in a potato omelette. But also to decorate savory cakes or even sprinkle over a Olivier salad.

Surely after giving you these ideas, you can think of many others. And if not, we hope that the recipe can serve as a source of inspiration. Let's get started!

How to make the recipe Serrano Ham Salt in the Microwave and in the Oven

1. We place one of the sheets of kitchen paper on a plate, and on this, the slices of serrano ham well spread and separated from each other. Remember that they can be slices but also the remnants left over when cutting the ham.
2. Next, we place the other kitchen paper on top of the slices and in turn, a plate on top so that the slices are flat. If we take it to the microwave, we will have to put it for a minute and a half at maximum power.
3. If we choose to turn on the oven, the process would be the same but instead of putting the ham slices on kitchen paper, we would have to use special oven paper and, after preheating the oven, leave it for 20 minutes at 356ºF.
4. When we have the ham slices cooked, they will have a rigid, crispy shape and they will be delicious. As they are, we could use them to add to any dish we want, but we're going to give them the final touch.
5. To turn the slices into serrano ham salt, we will need a mortar. We will introduce the pieces of ham and crush them for a while until we get the desired texture.

Notes and Tips

Serrano ham salt can be made with any type of serrano ham, whether of better or worse quality, according to each one's taste or the money they want to spend.

We hope that this new technique to turn serrano ham slices into salt will be useful for you and help give your dishes a very special touch.

Have you already thought of any other dish in which to use this ingredient? You can tell us through the comments and if you want us to publish a specific recipe, do not hesitate to ask us.

You might also be interested in knowing which ham to choose when you go shopping. Surely this guide can help you identify each type and opt for the one you like the most.

See you next time, Foodies!