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Chinese style Pig in Boots

Chinese style Pig in Boots

Silly name? Yes. Tasty? Yes! There was a piece of butterflied Pork Loin in the discount fridge an the supermarket and at £1.73 I though we could make something just a bit different with it. We had an Asian style dinner a few days ago so we had various bits & bobs to use up. So a bit of a fusion dish came to mind. A Beef-less Wellington crossed with hot Sushi sort of gig…..

Ingredients:-

Pork Loin, butterflied and flattened
Polish Salmon Pate
Dried Seaweed ( Dulce ), soaked to rehydrate
2 Eggs, beaten for an Egg wash
½ a White Onion, sliced and 3 cloves of Garlic, minced
Gluten free Bread, processed for Breadcrumbs
Hot Chilli powder
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Gently fry the sliced Onion until translucent add the minced Garlic and fry over a low heat for a further 2 minutes.
(2) Set aside to cool.
(3) Mix the Breadcrumbs and Chilli and set aside.
(4) With a sharp knife cut two further slits through the thickest part of the meat so that you can open the fillet out flat. Batter it with a rolling pin if it won’t play.
(5) Spread the Pate over the inner surface of the meat so that you have an even layer about 4mm deep.
(6) Add a line of the Onions / Garlic in the centre of the meat stopping just short of the ends.
(7) Add a similar line of the Seaweed over the Onion / Garlic.
(8) Roll the fillet up so the there is a slight overlap and all the filling is encased.
(9) Coat on all sides with Egg wash and coat with Breadcrumbs.
(10) Lay of an over tray and place in a preheated oven at 170c.
(11) Cook uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes until the Breadcrumbs are starting to brown. If you have a probe you are looking for 75c in the middle of the roll. Don’t over cook as Pork fillet can become quite tough if it’s over done.

We served ours on a bed of stir-fried Vegetables and Rice noodles dress with Fish and Soy Sauce.

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Posh Pig Wellington

There was a whole Pork Fillet with a yellow sticker at £2.45 in the discount fridge. Well that deserved a decent recipe and quite a few of our recent meals have either been under budget or they have fed us for two days. So…..

Ingredients:-

450g Pork Fillet
1 Onion, finely diced-be150g Mushrooms, finely sliced
1 Tsp of dried Sage
1 Tsp of Mixed Herbs100g Spinach
1 Tbsp of fresh Parsley, chopped
50g of Butter / Margarine
10 Sliced of Prosciutto
50g Pate
500g of Puff Pastry (Gluten free for us)
Eggs, beaten for an Egg Wash
Flour to dustWe served ours with New Potatoes, Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Corn on the Cob. A real treat and well worth the effort.
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Sear the Pork fillet on all sides in a little Oil. Leave it to rest and cool.
(2) Fry the Onions in the same pan adding a little Butter / Margarine until softened.
(3) Add the Mushrooms & Garlic and fry over a low heat for a few minutes.
(4) Add the Herbs and season.
(5) Cook for a further 2 minutes and set aside.
(6) Heat Oil in another pan and wilt the Spinach. Set aside to cool and the squeeze out any excess liquid.
(7) Chop the cooled Spinach and add to you first pan to absorb all the juices.
(8) On a board overlap two pieces of cling film.
(9) Lay the Prosciutto on the cling film in two rows slightly overlapping.
(10) Spread the Pate over the Prosciutto then sit the Pork fillet on top.
(11) Pack with the Mushroom combination and then add the Spinach on top.
(12) Using the cling film draw the Prosciutto around the Pork fillet.
(13) Roll into a sausage shape, twisting the cling film around the ends and chill for 30 minutes.
(14) Dust your work surface with flour and roll our Pastry.
(15) Undo the cling film and roll the contents onto one side of the Pastry.
(16) Fold the Pastry over and crimp the edges to encase everything.
(17) Preheat the over to 180c.
(18) Brush the Pastry with the Egg Wash and place in the over for 30 minutes.

We served ours with New Potatoes, Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Corn on the Cob. A real treat and well worth the effort.
 

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