PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CORIANDER DRESSING
PREP TIME: 30 minutes
COOK TIME: 20 minutes
SERVES: 2
INGREDIENTS
1 Pork fillet
1 cup rice – Tilda Jasmine rice
1 ½ cups of water
DRESSING
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 cm ginger, finely chopped
1 tablespoon Blue Hills Honey
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
Juice of ½ lime
Pinch of salt
½ green chilli, finely chopped
Handful of chopped coriander
SALAD
Handful of finely sliced green cabbage
2 kale leaves finely sliced, curly bits only
¼ bunch fresh coriander, chopped
METHOD
Step 1
Add rice and water to a saucepan
Bring to the boil, reduce heat and cook for 12 to 15 minutes
Step 3
Put the dressing ingredients (except for the chilli and coriander) together into a saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes to extract flavour from the ginger and garlic
Remove from heat
When the dressing has cooled, add the green chilli and coriander
Step 4
Cut the pork fillet in half and use the even portion (not the tapered end)
Pour 2 teaspoons of olive oil onto the pork and rub in
Heat a dry pan until it is hot. Sear the pork on all sides, cooking for around 6 minutes
Transfer the pork to the oven and cook at 180 deg. for a further 5 minutes
Rest for 5 minutes
Step 4
Place a layer of rice on a serving plate
Add the cabbage and kale on top of the rice
Slice the pork and place on top of the salad
Pour over the dressing
Garnish with coriander