Pork fillet with caramelised apples
2
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Pork and apples taste so good together in this easy main course dish that won't throw your weight loss efforts off track.
Ingredients
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon(s)
Apple
2 medium, red, cored and thinly sliced
Caster Sugar
½ teaspoon(s)
Pork fillet, lean, raw
500 g, tenderloin, sliced
Sage, Dried
2 teaspoon(s), level
Onion
1 medium, red, thinly sliced
Apple juice
300 ml, as purchased, unsweetened
Thyme, Fresh
3 sprig(s), Serve with green veg such as sugar snap peas, broccoli, spinach or green beans,
Instructions
1
Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and add the apple slices, cooking them over a medium-high heat for about 2 minutes per side. Add the sugar and cook for another 1-2 minutes, until caramelised. Remove from the pan and set aside. Wipe out the pan with kitchen paper.
2
Roll the pieces of pork fillet in the dried sage. Heat the remaining olive oil in the frying pan. Add the pork and cook over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes, to brown. Add the red onion and cook for 2 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
3
Pour in the apple juice and simmer for 10 minutes. The liquid should reduce down a little. Just before serving, add the apples and cook for 2 minutes until heated through.
4
Season, then serve with lightly cooked green vegetables.
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