Pork is such an economical yet extremely tasty cut of meat. I bought 5 fillets at the deli in Joostenberg the other day for R60. It was those thick cuts with the minimal fat on. This is one of Rick’s favourite dishes and this is comfort food at its best. Enjoy.
#pork fillet with cumin apples + crushed potatoes
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Author: anél potgieter
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 400g pork fillet
- salt
- pepper
- Cumin apples
- 2 sweet apples like Royal Gala
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 20g butter
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin or cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- pinch of salt
- Crushed potatoes with wholegrain mustard
- 4 potatoes, peeled and quartered
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 30g butter
- ⅓ cup milk
Instructions
- Apples - Heat oil and butter in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Add the apples, cumin, cinnamon and salt and cook for 4 minutes. Add the honey and cook for a further 4 minutes - stirring occasionally. Once tender, remove from pan.
- Pork fillet - Season your pork fillets with salt and pepper and place these into the same pan in which you have cooked the apples. Fry for 4 minutes on each side. It depends on the thickness of the pork, so test the pork before serving to make sure that it is cooked through.
- Crushed potatoes - Boil potatoes till cooked and drain. Add the salt, mustard, butter and milk. Mix with a fork and crush the potatoes with fork.
Thanks Mary x
Anel this looks absulutely awesome jsut the dishes for the weekend
Quick easy and not expensive
Lots of love
Mary Van Apeldoorn
I love pork, especially pork fillet! Beautiful plate!