Name: Pork florentine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup risoni; 4 125g pork loin medallions; 1/4 cup plain flour; 25 gram butter; 125 gram frozen spinach, thawed; 1 cup tomato and olive pasta sauce; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped basil; 1/2 cup grated pizza cheese; lemon wedges, to serve

Pork florentine

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cup risoni

4 125g pork loin medallions

1/4 cup plain flour

25 gram butter

125 gram frozen spinach, thawed

1 cup tomato and olive pasta sauce

1/4 cup coarsely chopped basil

1/2 cup grated pizza cheese

lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1.Cook risoni in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water 6-8 minutes, or until tender; drain.

2.Meanwhile, using a meat mallet, pound each pork medallion to 1cm thick. Toss pork in flour. shaking off excess.

3.Heat butter in a large frying pan over moderate heat. Cook pork 2-3 minutes each side, or until just cooked. Transfer to an oiled baking tray.

4.Preheat an oven grill to moderately high.

5.Using hands, squeeze excess liquid from spinach; chop coarsely. Top pork with half the sauce, then spinach, remaining sauce, basil and cheese.

6.Cook under grill 4-5 minutes, or until cheese is golden. Serve pork with risoni and lemon wedges.

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