Candy and bitter pork tenderloin with braised cabbage recipe

Pork tenderloin, or fillet, is a fabulously lean and reasonably priced reduce that roasts rapidly within the oven. It must be cooked by way of, however not like different cuts of pork, nonetheless retain a little bit pinkness within the center. Serve with brown rice (50g cooked weight = 65 energy) for a tasty, protein-packed meal.

Timings

Prep time: quarter-hour (plus resting time and 1-2 hours elective marinating time)

Cook dinner time: 25 minutes

Serves

4

Energy per serving 

316

Elements 

• 1 small head (600g) white cabbage
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp peeled and finely grated ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
• ½ tsp dried purple chilli flakes (elective)
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 x 600g pork tenderloin

Technique 

1. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/fuel mark 7 and boil a kettle of water.
2. Put together the cabbage by taking off any discoloured outer leaves. Minimize it into giant wedges then slice thinly. 
3. Place the cabbage in a big bowl and pour over the kettle of boiling water. 
4. Depart to blanch when you make the marinade for the pork.
5. In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, honey, tomato purée, ginger, garlic and chilli flakes (if utilizing).
6. Drain the cabbage and place in a big glass baking dish. 
7. Season properly with salt and pepper and drizzle over the sesame oil. Give it toss to coat and unfold evenly over the bottom of the dish.
8. Place the pork in the identical bowl you used for the cabbage and tip over the marinade, ensuring the meat is totally coated. 
9. Place the tenderloin on prime of the cabbage and pour any extra marinade again over the meat. 
10. Cowl the dish with foil. You may prepare dinner this right away and it’ll nonetheless style nice, or pop it within the fridge to marinate for an hour or two when you’ve got time.
11. Place the coated dish within the oven and roast for 20-25 minutes relying on the thickness of the meat (5 minutes extra if it’s straight from the fridge). You need it to nonetheless be a bit pink.
12. Enable to relaxation for 10 minutes then uncover, take away the pork fillet and reduce into finger-width slices.
13. Give the cabbage combine to stir all of the juices by way of and place the pork slices on prime to serve.