PORK FILLET WITH APPLE AND LEEK

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This meal is really restaurant food, it looks great on the plate with the various colours, smells fantastic, and the taste is wonderful, a classic pork and apple combination done well.

Provided by MellowMel

Categories     Pork

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

800 g pork fillets
3/4 cup chicken stock
2 medium leeks, sliced thickly
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 medium apples
10 g butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar, extra
400 g baby carrots, trimmed, halved
8 medium yellow pattypan squash, 100g quartered
250 g asparagus, trimmed, coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to very hot.
  • Place pork, in single layer, in large baking dish, bake, uncovered, in very hot oven about 25 minutes or until pork is browned and cooked as desired. Cover; stand 5 minutes before slicing thickly.
  • Meanwhile, heat half of the stock in medium frying pan, cook leek and garlic, stirring, until leek softens and browns slightly. Add sugar and vinegar; cook, stirring, about 5 minutes or until leek caramelises. Add remaining stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered,about 5 minutes or until liquid reduced by half. Place leek mixture in medium bowl; cover to keep warm.
  • Peel, core and halve apples; cut into thick slices.
  • Melt butter in same pan; cook apple and extra sugar, stirring, until apple is browned and tender.
  • Boil, steam or microwave carrot, squash and asparagus, separately, until just tender; drain.
  • Serve pork, topped with caramelised apple and sweet and sour leek, on top of the mixed vegetables.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.9, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 132.7, Sodium 281.2, Carbohydrate 38.5, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 25.1, Protein 46.3

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