Pork and Mash Gratin

Ingredients

• 2.5 lbs potatoes, chopped
• 2 x 12 oz pieces pork tenderloin
• 4 sprigs of fresh sage
• 3 oz cheddar cheese
• 6-8 slices of prosciutto
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat broiler on high.
2. Prepare vegetables: wash potatoes (don't peel) and chop into 1.25-inch chunks. Grate the cheese into a bowl.
3. Cook potatoes in a large pan of boiling salted water with the lid on for 12 minutes, or until tender.
4. Put a shallow casserole pan on a high heat.
5. Season the pork with salt and black pepper, then place in the pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and sear for 3 minutes, turning regularly while you pick the sage leaves.
6. Remove the pork to a plate and toss the sage leaves into the fat in the pan for just 5 seconds, then scoop onto a plate, leaving the pan off the heat to use again.
7. Drain the potatoes, tip into the casserole pan, and add half the grated cheese.
8. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and mash well, loosening with a splash of water if needed.
9. Taste, season to perfection, and spread out to the edges.
10. Add the remaining cheese, sit the pork on top, then gratinate under the broiler for 13 minutes.
11. Lay the prosciutto around the pork in waves and sprinkle over the crispy sage, then broil for 2 more minutes, or until the pork is cooked to your liking.
12. Rest for 2 minutes, then slice the pork and dish up.