Marinated pork

The Asian-inspired marinade on this pork fillet dish is to die for. Sweet, sticky and oh-so delicious! Serve on a bed of fluffy rice with some steamed greens for a complete meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 pork fillets

    about 800g

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

  • 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce

  • 100g rocket leaves

  • 1 orange

  • 0.5 pomegranate

    seeds removed

  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar

  • 5 tbsp olive oil

  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • steamed rice

    to serve

Equipment

  • 1 large dish
  • 1 non-stick frypan
  • 1 plate
  • 1 aluminium foil
  • 1 chopping board
  • 1 salad bowl
  • 1 small jar

Instructions

  1. Combine soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and hoisin sauce in a large dish.
  2. Coat pork fillets in sauces and marinade for at least 1 hour.
  3. Heat a non-stick frypan to high heat, remove pork from marinade, reserve marinade, brown pork on all sides.
  4. Turn heat down to medium and cook pork until just pink in the middle, about 10 minutes.
  5. Remove to a plate, cover with aluminium foil to keep warm.
  6. Wipe out frypan, add marinade and ¼ cup water, bring to the boil and then simmer for a few minutes to thicken sauce.
  7. Segment orange by cutting off both ends, place one end on chopping board and cut away peel and white pith, following the curve of the orange. You might need to turn it up the other way to trim the other end.
  8. Cut segments from orange by slicing down each side of the segment and remove any seeds. Transfer segments to a salad bowl and squeeze juice from orange ‘skeleton’ over the segments.
  9. Cut a pomegranate in half, hold the pomegranate facing away from you over the salad bowl and prise the seeds out.
  10. Wash and spin dry rocket and add to salad.
  11. Prepare dressing by combining vinegar, oil, salt and pepper in a small jar, shake well.
  12. To serve, slice pork fillet into rounds and place on a bed of rice, drizzle with sauce and serve with dressed salad.

Notes

Tip
Segmenting an orange does take some practice; persevere because it is an impressive skill to have.
Variation
If you don't like pomegranate seeds, substitute with dried cranberries or avocado.
Variation
Alternatively, cut thick horizontal slices through the orange, removing any seeds.

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