Pork loin chops in butternut squash sauce
Background
This pork loin chops in butternut squash sauce is lovely dish, ideal for midweek suppers during the winter months. You can make the sauce in advance (which could be enough for two meals!) and refrigerate or freeze it until youβre ready to fry the pork. I added broad beans to the dish, but green beans, peas, kale or spinach would work too.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 4 pork loins
- 1 onion
- 100g broad beans or green beans
- 1 clove of garlic
- Β½ red bell pepper
- For the sauce:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 celery stick
- 1 carrot
- 1 Tbsp chopped rosemary leaves
- Β½ butternut squash
- Β½ red bell pepper
- 1 Tbsp tomato purΓ©e
- 400 ml passata
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- Water
- Salt&pepper
Instructions
- First make the sauce. Finely chop the onion, garlic, celery, carrot and red pepper. Peel and dice the squash.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, then gently sautΓ© the onion and celery for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, pepper and carrot pieces, then the rosemary. Stir for a minute or so, then add the squash and the tomato paste.
- Stir again for a minute, then add the passata and stock cube. Add enough water cover the veggies well.
- Bring to the boil and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the veggies are tender.
- Add the parsley and some black pepper, then whiz the soup with a stick blender until you get a smooth, thick sauce. If itβs too thick, add some water.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
- Put the sauce aside. You could refrigerate it until youβre ready to fry the pork.
- Heat a large, deep pan and add the oil.
- Thinly slice the onion, red pepper and garlic.
- When the oil is hot, put the pork loin chops in the oil, season them with salt & pepper, then turn over and seal on the other side too.
- Add the onion, pepper and garlic slices to the pan. Keep turning the pork over every minute, while stir-frying the veggies.
- After about 5-6 minutes, when the pork has browned a bit and the onion & pepper are soft, pour over most of the squash sauce.
- Cook for 5 minutes, then add the broad or green beans.
- Cook for another five minutes, then scatter some parsley leaves over the dish and serve.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Everyday - Lunch - Main - Stews - Supper
- Cuisines: - British
- Ingredients: - Other Vegetables - Pork
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Low Carb - Nut Free - Sugar Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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