Sweet and sour pork fillet
Ingredients
Serves 2-4
- 1 pork fillet (pork loin)
For the marinade:
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 7cm knob fresh ginger, peeled
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
Timings
Prep time: 5 minutes and 30 minutes – 8 hours to marinade
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Sweet and sour pork fillet
Pork fillet (sometimes called pork loin) is a lovely tender part of the pig that can often get overlooked. Inexpensive compared to most animal fillets, it can be used with a variety of flavours depending on the time of year. It lends itself well to marinading and only takes 20-25 minutes on the grill or in the oven.
Method
Put the marinade ingredients in a nutribullet or food processor and blitz to a thick puree. Place the pork fillet into a deep cermaic or glass tray and pour over the marinade. Massage in well with your hands and leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes – 8 hours.
Preheat your barbeque to a medium heat. This will also work well in the oven where you can preheat it to 180/350/gas 4.
For the barbeque, cook over a medium heat for 25 minutes basting from time to time. If you are using an oven, place the pork in a roasting tray and cook for 25 minutes.
Once cooked, cover the pork with tin foil and place it on the side to rest for 2 minutes. If you have any spare marinade add it to a medium sized saucepan along with 200ml water and a beef stock cube.Ā Bring to the boil and reduce it down for 15 minutes or until it thickens.
Serve with buttered new potatoes, broccoli and green beans.
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To test if the fillet is cooked, squeeze it in the middle on either side with your thumb and index finger. It should feel pretty firm to the touch but with a little bounce. If you feel itās squishy, then it needs a little more cooking. If it is firm as a rock, then get it off straight away. Itās nice to slice it on the diagonal before you serve. Some of the meat might look pinky-grey. Fear not! As long as the texture of the meat has changed from fleshy to cooked and it is hot to the touch, then you are good to go.”
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