Healthy pork recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has basmati rice, pork fillet, black pepper, olive oil, red onion, cider vinegar, maple syrup and parsley.
Pork with sweet & sour onion sauce
Course: Healthy pork
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Red Onion: 1 large red onion, halved and sliced
- Parsley: small bunch parsley, chopped
- Cider Vinegar: 150ml cider vinegar
- Maple Syrup: 75ml maple syrup
- Basmati Rice: 250g mixed basmati rice and wild rice
- Black Pepper: 2 tbsp coarse black pepper (freshly ground)
- Pork Fillet: 600g pork fillet, cut into 4cm-thick slices
Directions
- Boil the rice in plenty of water, following pack instructions, until cooked. Drain, return to the pot and cover to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, sprinkle the meat on all sides with the black pepper and some salt. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan. Sear the meat on both sides until nicely browned. Remove from the pan.
- Add the remaining oil and the onion to the pan. Cook for 5 mins, then pour in the vinegar and let reduce for 1 min. Stir in the maple syrup, then return the pork to the pan and heat for 5 mins until cooked through. Serve the pork and sauce spooned over the rice and scattered with the parsley.
