Prep Time:10 mins
Understanding food allergies and intolerances
Roast pork with ratatouille
Cooking Time:50 mins
Serves:2 Adults
Many cuts of pork are as lean or leaner than chicken. This recipe is also low in salt and sugar making it a great choice for dinner.
About this recipe
Featured on the RTE programme Operation Transformation
Ingredients
- 250g of baby new potatoes
- 1 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 2 courgettes
- 2 celery sticks
- 1 small onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons of tomato puree
- 1 teaspoons of dried basil or handful of fresh basil leaves
- 250g of pork steak (well trimmed)
- ½ tablespoon of honey
- ½ teaspoon of mild chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon of ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon of water
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/ 325°F/ Gas Mark 3.
- Cut the potatoes in half and put in a casserole dish with a lid (or if you don't have one, you can use a roasting tin lined with parchment paper and cover with tin foil). Toss in the oil and roast uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Dice the tomatoes. Trim the courgettes and celery and cut both into 2cm slices. Peel the onion and roughly chop. Peel the garlic and use a garlic crusher or grate on the fine side of a box grater.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven and give them a good toos, then add the tomato, courgettes, celery, onion and garlic. Drizzle over the tomato puree and sprinkle with basil, pepper and a little salt, if using. Toss until evenly combined then cover with a lid or foil and return to the oven for another 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- Mix the honey, chilli powder, cumin and a tablespoon of water in a bowl and spread over the pork steak.
- Place the pork in a small baking dish and put on the top shelf of the oven to cook for 25-30 minutes or until tender and cooked through, basting once or twice to ensure it doesn't dry out.
- Remember to wash your hands and work surface with warm, soapy water after handling raw meat.
- Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 10 minutes, then care into slices and divide among plates.
- Add the ratatouille and serve.
What you will need
- Casserole dish
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
"If you want to cook this in a slow cooker, then put all the vegetables in for 4 hours on a low heat and cook the pork steak in the oven for 30 minutes at 180°C/ 350°F/ Gas Mark 4."
