Apricot stuffed pork fillet
A different way to cook pork fillet, this version stuffed with dried apricots served in a creamy mushroom sauce.
| Apricot stuffed pork fillet | |
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| Served with spaghetti and steamed broccoli | |
| Servings: | Serves 4 |
| Calories per serving: | 281 |
| Ready in: | 1 hour, 5 minutes |
| Prep. time: | 30 minutes |
| Cook time: | 35 minutes |
| Difficulty: | 
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| Recipe author: | Chef |
| First published: | 26th September 2013 |
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Best recipe reviewGenius idea! 5/5 This is a perfect pairing, and served with spaghetti too. |
Ingredients
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- 1 whole pork fillet, about 500g (1 lb)
- 50 g (2 oz) dried apricots (chopped), soaked for 30 minutes in 3 tablespoons sherry if you have the time.
- 2 tablespoons freshly picked parsley, finely chopped.
- 8 freshly picked sage leaves plus a sprig for garnish.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped.
- 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed.
- 300 ml (1/2 pint) chicken stock or vegetable stock.
- 125g (4 oz) button mushrooms, thinly sliced.
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice.
- 142 ml (5 fl oz) soured cream.
- 3 tablespoons of sherry (or the sherry that the apricots were soaked in).
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Method
- Butterfly the pork fillet lengthways. Cut it open like a book.
- Flatten a little more using a rolling pin or a meat mallet.
- Season the inside with a little salt and pepper.
- Arrange the chopped apricots and chopped sage leaves along one side.
- Sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
- Close the book and secure with cocktail sticks or tie with fine string.
- Heat the tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Sprinkle with a little black pepper and brown the pork fillet, turning regularly so it colours evenly.
- Remove and keep warm.
- Add the chopped onions and garlic and sauté until softened but not coloured.
- Add the stock, lime or lemon juice to the onions, add the meat and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the sliced mushrooms and the sherry, stir well, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the pork and discard the string or cocktail sticks, set to one side and keep warm.
- Stir in the soured cream and warm through. Don't allow it to boil or it will separate.
- Slice the pork fillet into medallions and arrange on serving plates.
- Spoon the mushrooms and sauce over the pork.
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I found it more secure to tie with kitchen string, using cocktail sticks to hold it in place while I tied the fillet.
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Butterflied and stuffing placed on one side
Serving suggestions
Serve on a bed of plain rice garnished with a few fresh sage leaves.
Variations
Serve with pasta, plain boiled rice or boiled new potatoes.
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Chef's notes
Follow the RSPCA Think Pig Checklist to make sure that your pork has come from pigs that have been reared to higher welfare standards.
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