Roast pork fillets with pear & spinach

Recipes / Meat

This easy roast pork provides a sure-fire way to impress without stress.

Recipe «Roast pork fillets with pear & spinach» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 40 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 80ml thick soya sauce, 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2 tsp coriander seeds, lightly crushed, 1 tsp Chinese five spice , 2 pork fillets, 4 corella pears, quartered lengthways, 500g butternut pumpkin, deseeded, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces , 2 red onions, halved, cut into thick wedges, 2 tsp sesame oil, Salt & freshly ground black pepper, 1 x 150g pkt baby spinach leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 80ml thick soya sauce 
  • 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds, lightly crushed 
  • 1 tsp Chinese five spice 
  • 2 pork fillets 
  • 4 corella pears, quartered lengthways 
  • 500g butternut pumpkin, deseeded, peeled, cut into 4cm pieces 
  • 2 red onions, halved, cut into thick wedges 
  • 2 tsp sesame oil 
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper 
  • 1 x 150g pkt baby spinach leaves 

Instructions

  1. Combine the soya sauce, ginger, garlic, coriander and Chinese five spice in a glass or ceramic dish. Add pork and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge, turning occasionally, for 4 hours to develop the flavours.
  2. Preheat oven to 220°C. Combine the pear, pumpkin and onion in a large roasting pan. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook in preheated oven, turning occasionally, for 20 minutes or until just tender. Remove from oven. Drain the pork from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Add the pork to the roasting pan. Roast in oven for 20 minutes for medium or until cooked to your liking. Remove from oven and cover with foil. Set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
  3. Meanwhile, place the reserved marinade in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat.
  4. Carve the pork across the grain into thick slices. Divide the spinach among serving plates. Top with pumpkin, pear, onion and pork. Drizzle with sauce and serve immediately.