I am a big fan of pork, and any different way I can cook it the better and seeing as I had couscous left over from a previous recipe I thought now was the time to use it again! And I must say, it was a wonderful dish!
Serves 4 – Ready in 20-25 minutes
Ingredients:
· 4tsp English Mustard
· 3 tbsp ruinny honey
· Splash orange juice
· 4 pork loin steaks
· 300g couscous
· 1 bunch spring onions, thinly sliced
· 1 tbsp olive oil
· 450ml hot chicken stock
· ½ punnet baby plum, or cherry tomatoes, quartered
Now for the How To:
· Mix the mustard with the honey and enough orange juice to loose the mixture, smear all over the steaks.
· Preheat the grill until hot and line the grill pan with foil (this can also be done just using the normal oven, make sure its hot and put the steaks at the top of the oven) and cook for approx 6 minutes (depending on thickness of the steaks) on each side, brushing with the remaining mixture.
· While the pork is grilling, tip the couscous and spring onions into a bowel.
· Spoon the oil into the stock and pour onto the couscous and stir.
· Cover tightly with cling film and leave for 5 – 6 minutes until the liquid is absorbed.
· Fluff up the couscous with a fork and stir in the tomatoes and season.
· Serve topped with the pork and some of the pan juices.
TIP: as an extra tip to add an extra flavour into the couscous try adding some peas and sweet corn into the mix, it was delicious!
I was a bit worried that the dish could be a bit dry, but I was wrong, the little bit of juice from the pork was just enough to moisten the couscous, and the crispy bits on the pork were just amazing, so tasty, had the sweetness from the honey and the heat from the English mustard was an amazing combination. Its another quick easy, must try recipe.
As another little warning, maybe cut down on the couscous and look at serving 50g per person, itll still provide more than enough!
Haven’t decided the next recipe yet, but it will be posted soon, so keep checking back!
Remember I'm always open for suggestions!
Bye for Now! x
