PRUNE ROSTI AND HONEY-ROASTED PORK FILLET
Ingredients
- 2 pork tenderloins
- each around 150g/5oz
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp honey
- 25g/1oz butter
- 2 medium Estima potatoes
- peeled
- 1 apple
- peeled
- 4 tbsp crème fraîche
- 4 free-range egg yolks
- 4 prunes
- stones removed
- 25g/1oz butter
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 210C/410F/Gas 7.
- Season the pork fillet and brush with honey.
- Heat a frying pan until hot and add the butter. When foaming
- add the pork. Sear on each side until golden brown.
- Place in the oven and cook for 8-10 minutes until just cooked through - juices will run clear when pierced when the pork is cooked.
- Remove from the oven and rest for five minutes.
- To make the rösti
- grate the potatoes and apple on a large grater into a tea towel.
- Twist the tea towel around and squeeze out any water and starch.
- Place the dry potato mix into a bowl and add the créme fraîche and egg yolks.
- Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Fill a 8cm/3in chefs' ring halfway with the potato mix. Place a prune on top.
- Fill to the top with the remaining potato mix and press down firmly.
- Heat a frying pan until hot and add the butter. Place the rösti into the pan. Remove the ring and cook the rösti for 2-3 minutes on either side until golden brown and crisp.
- Serve the rösti with the sliced pork fillet.

