Lentil-braised pork with olive relish

A couple of teaspoons of mustard thickens the sauce and adds loads of flavour to this lentil-braised pork dinner recipe.

Recipe «Lentil-braised pork with olive relish» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 4 French trimmed pork cutlets, 1 small brown onion, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, 1 tsp fennel seeds , 200g sweet grape tomatoes, halved, 185ml dry white wine, 185ml Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock , 2 tsp Dijon mustard, 400g can brown lentils, rinsed, drained, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 cup fresh continental parsley leaves, chopped, 85g Sicilian green olives, sliced.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
• 4 French trimmed pork cutlets 
• 1 small brown onion, finely chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 
• 1 tsp fennel seeds 
• 200g sweet grape tomatoes, halved 
• 185ml dry white wine 
• 185ml Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock 
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard 
• 400g can brown lentils, rinsed, drained 
• 2 tbsp lemon juice 
• 1/2 cup fresh continental parsley leaves, chopped 
• 85g Sicilian green olives, sliced 

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large heavy-based frying pan over medium-high heat. Season pork. Cook, turning, for 3 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate.
2. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until softened. Add fennel and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add tomato. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add wine. Simmer for 2 minutes or until reduced by half. Stir in stock and mustard. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in lentils. Return pork to the pan. Cook, turning pork halfway, for 6 minutes or until cooked through. Stir in 1 tbs lemon juice. Season.
3. Combine the parsley, olives and remaining lemon juice in a bowl. Serve pork topped with olive relish.