Summer Pork & Potatoes

Every recipe I cook I thought I had always uploaded the pictures to twitter, however I discovered that this isn’t the case, and I somehow missed posting a couple of pictures via twitpic! I have no idea how I forgot as I pretty much live on twitter but nevertheless, I have now added to twitter and it’s getting its time on my blog!

Serves 4 – cooks in 1 hour 15 to 1 hour 30 minutes (including prep)

Ingredients:

·         750g new potatoes

·         500g vine-ripened tomatoes

·         2 garlic cloves

·         3 – 4 sprigs rosemary

·         4 pork chops / steaks.

Now for the How To:

·         Preheat the oven to 200C / 180C fan / Gas 6.

·         Wash the potatoes, but there isn’t a need to peel them. Cut into thickish slices.

·         Cook in boiling water for 6-8 minutes until almost tender and then drain.

·         Slice the tomatoes to the same thickness.

·         Chop the garlic and strip the rosemary from its stalks and chop fairly finely.

·         Drizzle a little olive oil in the base of a shallow oven proof dish (has to be wide enough to take the pork in one layer)

·         Arrange rows of potatoes and tomatoes across the dish, seasoning with salt and pepper as you go and sprinkling with half of the rosemary and all the garlic.

·         Drizzle a few more tablespoons of olive oil over the vegetables and bake for 15 minutes.

·         Sit the pork on top, season and sprinkle with the remaining rosemary.

·         Return to the oven for 35-45 minutes, until the pork and potatoes are tender. 

I will admit, this isn’t the best photograph of any dish, and the pork looks a bit pale, but I don’t think my oven was at the correct temperature, and making sure it’s hot enough will ensure its more golden.

I thought it was a tasty dish, and it was a new way for me to have pork, the meat was tender, the tomatoes melted down and became a brilliant little sauce and really tasty, the potatoes had a lovely roasted taste to them, and all together the dish was a success. I think I just need to take better pictures, as I don’t think they ever do the food justice.

I don’t think I’ve had any major disasters yet with my cooking, I'm waiting for that day! What’s the worst mistake you’ve made while cooking!

Next recipe is Thai Prawn Curry!

Bye for Now!x