Pork cutlets with sweet and sticky apple
These sticky pork cutlets with a hint of ginger and sweet apples make for a delicious midweek dinner.
- 35 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 x 235g free-range pork cutlets
- 4 medium red apples (600g), unpeeled
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 4 cm piece fresh ginger (20g), grated finely
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
- 1 cup (250ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 medium radicchio (200g), trimmed, leaves separated
Method
- 1Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; cook pork for 5 minutes each side or until browned and cooked through. Remove from pan; cover to keep warm.
- 2Cut apples in a variety of ways: sliced, halved, quartered and in wedges.
- 3Heat remaining oil in same frying pan over high heat; cook apples, turning occasionally, until just tender and still hold their shape. Remove from pan.
- 4Add soy sauce, ginger, sugar, rind and juice to same pan; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Return apples to pan; toss to coat in sauce.
- 5Serve pork and radicchio with apple, drizzled with remaining sauce.
Notes
We used red apples in this recipe, but green apples would also work well.