Name: Fennel pork with guacamole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 large avocados, coarsely chopped; 125 gram cherry tomatoes, quartered; 125 gram teardrop tomatoes, halved; 1 teaspoon garlic paste; 1 teaspoon chilli paste; 1/3 cup olive oil; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/3 cup chopped coriander, plus extra sprigs, to serve; 2 tablespoon fennel seeds, crushed; 2 teaspoon ground fennel; 2 pork fillets; 1/2 bulb garlic; 1 medium red onion, cut into wedges; 1 sprig rosemary; 40 gram butter, chopped; 1/3 cup lime juice; 1 fresh long red chilli, finely chopped

Fennel pork with guacamole

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

Ingredients

2 large avocados, coarsely chopped

125 gram cherry tomatoes, quartered

125 gram teardrop tomatoes, halved

1 teaspoon garlic paste

1 teaspoon chilli paste

1/3 cup olive oil

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1/3 cup chopped coriander, plus extra sprigs, to serve

2 tablespoon fennel seeds, crushed

2 teaspoon ground fennel

2 pork fillets

1/2 bulb garlic

1 medium red onion, cut into wedges

1 sprig rosemary

40 gram butter, chopped

1/3 cup lime juice

1 fresh long red chilli, finely chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to very hot, 220°C (200°C fan-forced).

2.Combine avocado, tomatoes, garlic paste, chilli paste, 1 tablespoon of oil, half the lemon juice and coriander in a large bowl. Season.

3.Combine fennel seeds and ground fennel on a flat plate. Drizzle pork with 1 tablespoon of oil, then press into seeds to lightly coat.

4.Heat remaining oil in a large, ovenproof frying pan over moderate heat. Cook pork, turning, 2 minutes, or until seared. Transfer to a heatproof plate.

5.Add garlic, cut side down, to pan with onion and rosemary; cook, turning, 2 minutes, or until onion softens slightly. Add butter and remaining lemon juice to pan.

6.Return pork to pan. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until pork is just cooked. Cover with foil; rest 5 minutes. Thickly slice pork.

7.Press garlic from skin. Discard rosemary. Whisk lime juice and chopped chilli in a small bowl.

8.Spoon guacamole into shallow sewing bowls. Top with garlic, onion and pork. Drizzle with lime juice mixture. Serve sprinkled with extra coriander.

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