Caramelised balsamic pork with pumpkin

Recipes / Meat

Cooking in paper keep the juices and flavour in. You can transfer this impressive meal to plates, or serve straight from the parcels for ease.

Recipe «Caramelised balsamic pork with pumpkin» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 pork fillets, trimmed, 1 large red onion, thinly sliced, 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar , 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 600g jap pumpkin, cut into 1.5cm-thick wedges, 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced , Steamed green beans, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 2 pork fillets, trimmed 
  • 1 large red onion, thinly sliced 
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 
  • 600g jap pumpkin, cut into 1.5cm-thick wedges 
  • 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced 
  • Steamed green beans, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook pork, turning, for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate. Add onion and garlic to pan. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until softened and light golden. Add sugar and vinegar. Bring to the boil. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add pork to pan. Turn to coat. Remove from heat.
  2. Place 2 pieces baking paper, on top of each other, on a flat surface. Arrange half the pumpkin, overlapping slightly, in the centre of the baking paper. Place 1 pork fillet on top of pumpkin. Sprinkle with half the chilli. Spoon over half the onion mixture.
  3. Bring 2 long sides baking paper up to the centre. Fold to seal. Roll up short ends to enclose filling. Tie with kitchen string to secure. Place parcel on a baking tray. Repeat with remaining baking paper, pumpkin, pork, chilli and onion mixture.
  4. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until pork is cooked through. Slightly open parcels. Stand for 5 minutes. Remove pork from parcels. Thickly slice. Divide pumpkin, pork and sauce between plates. Serve with beans.