Char Siu Pork with Fried Rice
Prep time: 2 hrs and 0 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins
Easy
Serves:
4
Energy
2243kj
531kcal
Asian-Inspired Pork Fillet by Marc Pugh
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This Asian-inspired pork fillet is such a great dish that all the family will enjoy. Everyone will be obsessed with this recipe and love the marinade, which is sweet, spicy and full of flavour. It compliments pork fillet beautifully.
Recipe courtesy of Marc Pugh, @thefoodiefootballer.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Serves: 4
Cooking Skill: Not Too Tricky
Ingredients
450g British pork fillet (or tenderloin)
Drizzle of rapeseed oil
For the marinade:
2 tablespoons of naturally brewed less salt soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
1 x 2cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
Juice of 1 lemon
For roasted vegetables:
2 sweet potatoes, diced
2 large fresh beetroot, diced
2 mixed peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
2 teaspoons sumac
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons garlic granules
1 heaped teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
10 sprigs of stem broccoli
2 teaspoons of honey
For the rice:
2 x 250g packs of wholegrain microwave rice
Optional toppings:
Sesame seeds
Fresh coriander
Fresh red chilli
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C Fan, Gas Mark 6 and bring the pork tenderloin to room temperature. Season with a little rapeseed oil, salt and pepper.
Step 2
In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, red chilli, grated ginger and lemon juice. Set the marinade aside.
Step 3
Add the sweet potato, beetroot and mixed peppers to a parchment lined baking tray. Toss them with 1 tablespoon of rapeseed oil, sumac, smoked paprika, garlic granules and Chinese five spice.
Step 4
Roast the vegetables in the oven for 40-45 minutes. After 25 minutes, remove the tray from the oven and add the stem broccoli. Add 2 teaspoons of honey to the vegetables before returning to the oven for around 15 minutes, or until all the vegetables are cooked to your liking.
Step 5
In the meantime, heat a large cast iron skillet on a medium heat. Once hot, add the pork tenderloin and sear on all sides until nicely coloured. This should take around 5-6 minutes. Make sure the pan doesn’t get too hot – you can add a splash of cold water if the pork begins to catch. You want the pork to be nicely browned and not burnt.
Step 6
After six minutes, add the marinade and cook for a further minute, turning the pork a few times. After 1 minute, transfer the pork to the oven and roast for 13-15 minutes or until it reaches an internal temp of at least 70ºC .
Step 7
Remove the pork from the oven and allow it to rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve the sliced pork with the roasted vegetables and wholegrain rice. Season to taste.
Step 8
Optional: Top your pork with sesame seeds, fresh coriander and fresh red chilli.
Each serving provides
Based on Pork Fillet (Tenderloin)
27%
Fat
6.7g
10%
Saturates
2g
10%
Sugars
23g
26%
Salt
1.1g
18%
% of an adult's Reference intake
Typical energy values per 100g:
485kJ,
115kcal,
1.4g fat,
0.4g saturates
Each serving provides:
43g Protein,
69g Carbohydrate,
9g Fibre
If different cuts of meat are used, then the nutrition info may vary
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C Fan, Gas Mark 6 and bring the pork tenderloin to room temperature. Season with a little rapeseed oil, salt and pepper.
Step 2
In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, red chilli, grated ginger and lemon juice. Set the marinade aside.
Step 3
Add the sweet potato, beetroot and mixed peppers to a parchment lined baking tray. Toss them with 1 tablespoon of rapeseed oil, sumac, smoked paprika, garlic granules and Chinese five spice.
Step 4
Roast the vegetables in the oven for 40-45 minutes. After 25 minutes, remove the tray from the oven and add the stem broccoli. Add 2 teaspoons of honey to the vegetables before returning to the oven for around 15 minutes, or until all the vegetables are cooked to your liking.
Step 5
In the meantime, heat a large cast iron skillet on a medium heat. Once hot, add the pork tenderloin and sear on all sides until nicely coloured. This should take around 5-6 minutes. Make sure the pan doesn’t get too hot – you can add a splash of cold water if the pork begins to catch. You want the pork to be nicely browned and not burnt.
Step 6
After six minutes, add the marinade and cook for a further minute, turning the pork a few times. After 1 minute, transfer the pork to the oven and roast for 13-15 minutes or until it reaches an internal temp of at least 70ºC .
Step 7
Remove the pork from the oven and allow it to rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve the sliced pork with the roasted vegetables and wholegrain rice. Season to taste.
Step 8
Optional: Top your pork with sesame seeds, fresh coriander and fresh red chilli.
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