Another tasty edition of Friday foods is here! I love recipes that just require one pan for minimal cleanup and fuss. This recipe has a good mixture of flavours and is a great midweek meal!
One-pan Pork Fillet with Leeks, Apples, Mustard & Thyme (adapted from BBC Good Food)
Serves 4
40g butter (I used Flora Plant Based)
1 pork fillet (around 500g), sliced into thick pieces
2 eating apples (I used Gala), cored and cut into thick wedges
1 leek, sliced into thick rounds
1 large thyme sprig (I actually just used dried thyme and estimated by taste how much to add)
1 tbsp cider vinegar
300ml chicken stock
150 ml double cream or créme fraiche (I used Flora plant-based double cream)
1 tbsp grainy mustard
mash, to serve (optional, but I made some!)
- Melt the butter over a medium heat in a large, shallow saucepan, frying pan or flameproof casserole until foaming. Season the pork slices, then fry for 2 mins on each side until browned. Use a slotted spoon to lift the pork onto a plate, then cook the apple wedges in the same pan for 3-4 mins until starting to caramelise. Lift onto the plate and set aside. Reduce the heat, scatter the leeks and thyme into the pan and cook for 15-20 mins until softened.
- Splash in the vinegar and simmer for 1 min, then pour the stock over the leeks, season and simmer for 10 mins more. Pour in the cream, then add the mustard and return the pork and apples to the pan. Season to taste and simmer for 5 mins more until the pork is cooked through but still tender and the apples are starting to soften. Serve the pork spooned over the mash.
Enjoy your meal! xx Hannah
Idealistic Iowan 