500g pork fillet
16 fresh sage leaves
4 slices (60g) NZ bacon
4 medium (475g) potatoes
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
200g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 ½ c (375ml) beef stock
1 Tbsp tomato paste
125g frozen chopped spinach
500g pork fillet
16 fresh sage leaves
4 slices (60g) NZ bacon
4 medium (475g) potatoes
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
200g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 ½ c (375ml) beef stock
1 Tbsp tomato paste
125g frozen chopped spinach
Preheat oven to 180˚C. Place 2 sage leaves along each slice of bacon. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each pork fillet and secure with toothpicks. 2 Cook NZ Pork on a heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue) over medium-high heat, turning, for 3 minutes. Transfer to a baking tray and roast for 8-10 minutes or until cooked as desired.
Remove from oven and cover to keep warm.
Place potatoes in a pot of salted water, covering with water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender. Mash and cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium frying pan over high heat. Cook the remaining sage leaves for 30 seconds or until crisp.
Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. Reduce heat to medium-high. Cook mushrooms, onion and garlic in same pan, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes or until mushrooms are golden and tender. Add stock and paste, bringing to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly.
Microwave spinach on high (100%) for 1 minute or until hot. Place spinach in a fine sieve, squeezing out excess water. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir mash into spinach and season.
Serve thickly sliced NZ Pork with mash and mushroom sauce. Sprinkle with crisp sage leaves.
When you need a nourishing midweek meal but you’re short on time, this NZ Pork fillet roast will satisfy the whole family
500g pork fillet
16 fresh sage leaves
4 slices (60g) NZ bacon
4 medium (475g) potatoes
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
200g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 ½ c (375ml) beef stock
1 Tbsp tomato paste
125g frozen chopped spinach
Preheat oven to 180˚C. Place 2 sage leaves along each slice of bacon. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each pork fillet and secure with toothpicks. 2 Cook NZ Pork on a heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue) over medium-high heat, turning, for 3 minutes. Transfer to a baking tray and roast for 8-10 minutes or until cooked as desired.
Remove from oven and cover to keep warm.
Place potatoes in a pot of salted water, covering with water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender. Mash and cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium frying pan over high heat. Cook the remaining sage leaves for 30 seconds or until crisp.
Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. Reduce heat to medium-high. Cook mushrooms, onion and garlic in same pan, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes or until mushrooms are golden and tender. Add stock and paste, bringing to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly.
Microwave spinach on high (100%) for 1 minute or until hot. Place spinach in a fine sieve, squeezing out excess water. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir mash into spinach and season.
Serve thickly sliced NZ Pork with mash and mushroom sauce. Sprinkle with crisp sage leaves.