Pork and cauliflower pie

Recipes / Meat

This dinner classic has been tweaked to be lighter on the waist but still big on taste!

Recipe «Pork and cauliflower pie» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 600g cauliflower, cut into florets, 1/3 cup light ricotta, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, 250g mushrooms, chopped, 2 large jonathan or golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into chunks , 60g shortcut rindless bacon, trimmed, diced, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed , 500g pork mince, 1/2 cup Massel chicken style liquid stock, 30g extra light tasty cheese, finely grated.

Ingredients:

  • 600g cauliflower, cut into florets 
  • 1/3 cup light ricotta 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 250g mushrooms, chopped 
  • 2 large jonathan or golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into chunks 
  • 60g shortcut rindless bacon, trimmed, diced 
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 500g pork mince 
  • 1/2 cup Massel chicken style liquid stock 
  • 30g extra light tasty cheese, finely grated 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
  2. Steam cauliflower over saucepan of boiling water for 12 minutes or until tender. Drain. Place cauliflower and ricotta in a food processor. Process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a bowl. Add remaining oil to pan. Add apple. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until golden and tender. Transfer apple to bowl. Add bacon to pan. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until crisp. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onion has softened. Add pork. Cook, stirring, with a wooden spoon to break up mince, for 5 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Return mushroom and apple to pan with stock. Bring to the boil. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Spoon mince mixture into a 6-cup capacity baking dish. Top with cauliflower mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbling and golden. Serve.