Recipe of the Month
Our Recipe for September 2009
Get foraging in our local hedgerows and find some of these wonderful berries. They seem particularly good this year, perhaps because of the wet summer. This recipe also works well with duck.
Honey-glazed pork with blackberry and wine sauce
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins
Ingredients
For the pork
1 tbsp olive oil
100g/3½oz pork fillet
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp honey
For the sauce
75g/2½oz blackberries
100ml/3½fl oz red wine
1 tbsp milk
2 tsp sugar
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. For the pork, heat the oil in an ovenproof pan. Season the pork with salt and freshly ground black pepper, drizzle with the honey and place into the pan. Cook on all sides to brown the meat.
3. Transfer the pan to the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and allow to rest.
4. For the sauce, place all of the sauce ingredients in a saucepan and cook over a medium heat for two minutes.
5. Blend the sauce with a hand blender, or transfer to a food processor to blend.
6. To serve, place the pork on a plate with the sauce spooned over. Serve with rice and green beans, or roast potatoes and vegetables.