Five spice pork with sesame pak choi
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Author: Cat (Waitrose Kitchen, Oct 2012, p87)
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1tbsp dark soya sauce
- 2tbsp dark soft brown sugar
- 2tsp five-spice powder
- 1 orange, juice
- 1tbsp fresh root ginger, grated
- 1 pork fillet (about 600g)
- 1½tbsp olive oil
- 2tsp sesame seeds
- 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 470g green pak choi, sliced lengthways
- 1tbsp toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C. Combine soya sauce, sugar, five spice, orange juice and ginger, roll pork in marinade. Heat 1tbsp oil in large frying pan over high heat; fry pork for 5-6mins until brown all over. Reserve marinade for later.
- Transfer pork to roasting tray and place in oven for 25mins, pouring in marinade after 15mins. Meanwhile, wipe out frying pan, return it to medium-high heat and toast sesame seeds for 1-2mins until golden; set aside.
- Add remaining oil, garlic and pak choi to pan. Cook over medium heat, tossing for 1min, then add 3tbsp water and cook for 4-5mins until water has evaporated. Trickle over sesame oil and pile onto plates; top with sliced pork and sesame seeds. Spoon over any juices from roasting tray.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 430 Fat: 20.1g Saturated fat: 3.6g Carbohydrates: 12.4g Sugar: 10.7g Salt: 1g Fibre: 1.5g Protein: 49.8g
