Asian-Inspired Pork Fillet by Marc Pugh
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 45 mins
Not Too Tricky
Serves:
4
Energy
2411kj
575kcal
Char Siu Pork with Fried Rice
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Try this Char Siu pork using budget-friendly and versatile British pork shoulder steaks that is easy to use in this flavoursome fakeaway.
Recipe courtesy of Yashodha Silva, @yashodhas_eats.
Prep time: 2 hrs and 0 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Serves: 4
Cooking Skill: Easy
Ingredients
For the pork marinade:
700g British pork shoulder steaks
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons honey
2½ tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1½ tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons natural red food colouring
For the fried rice:
2 tablespoons oil
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 eggs
300g cooked rice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 spring onions, sliced
Salad leaves, to serve
Method
Step 1
First, in a large bowl mix the pork with the marinade ingredients, cover and leave in the fridge for 2 hours, or if time allows, overnight.
Step 2
Preheat the oven to 150°C ,170°C Fan, Gas Mark 5.
Step 3
Remove pork from the marinade (reserve the marinade) and place on a foil-lined baking tray.
Step 4
Bake the pork in the oven for 20 minutes.
Step 5
Pour the reserved marinade in a saucepan and bring up to the boil over high heat for a few seconds.
Step 6
After 20 minutes, remove the pork from the oven and brush some of the marinade over the pork. Return to the oven and bake for a further 15 minutes. Repeat this step twice more.
Step 7
Meanwhile, prepare the fried rice; heat the oil in a non-stick pan over a moderate heat and cook the garlic for a few seconds. Add the egg and scramble.
Step 8
Add the rice along with the soy sauce, spring onions, season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and heat until the rice is piping hot.
Step 9
Serve the char Siu pork with the rice and some salad leaves – enjoy!
Each serving provides
Based on pork shoulder steaks
29%
Fat
22.2g
32%
Saturates
4g
20%
Sugars
22.1g
25%
Salt
3.6g
60%
% of an adult's Reference intake
Typical energy values per 100g:
849kJ,
202kcal,
7.8g fat,
1.4g saturates
Each serving provides:
45.7g Protein,
47g Carbohydrate,
1.7g Fibre
If different cuts of meat are used, then the nutrition info may vary
Method
Step 1
First, in a large bowl mix the pork with the marinade ingredients, cover and leave in the fridge for 2 hours, or if time allows, overnight.
Step 2
Preheat the oven to 150°C ,170°C Fan, Gas Mark 5.
Step 3
Remove pork from the marinade (reserve the marinade) and place on a foil-lined baking tray.
Step 4
Bake the pork in the oven for 20 minutes.
Step 5
Pour the reserved marinade in a saucepan and bring up to the boil over high heat for a few seconds.
Step 6
After 20 minutes, remove the pork from the oven and brush some of the marinade over the pork. Return to the oven and bake for a further 15 minutes. Repeat this step twice more.
Step 7
Meanwhile, prepare the fried rice; heat the oil in a non-stick pan over a moderate heat and cook the garlic for a few seconds. Add the egg and scramble.
Step 8
Add the rice along with the soy sauce, spring onions, season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and heat until the rice is piping hot.
Step 9
Serve the char Siu pork with the rice and some salad leaves – enjoy!
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