ROASTED PORK FILLET WITH CHORIZO AND PEPPER SAUCE
ROASTED PORK FILLET WITH CHORIZO AND PEPPER SAUCE
ROASTED PORK FILLET WITH CHORIZO AND PEPPER SAUCE

Ingredients
  • 400g/14oz pork fillet
  • fully trimmed
  • 1 tbsp pimenton (or smoked paprika)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh rosemary
  • finely chopped
  • 200g/7oz semi-cured chorizo
  • peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp pimenton (or smoked paprika)
  • 150g/5½oz white Spanish beans
  • 150g/5½oz woodfire roasted red peppers
  • chopped
  • 150ml/5fl oz double cream
  • 2 tbsp parsley oil
  • 200ml/7fl oz veal jus or reduced beef or veal stock
  • warmed
  • 2 tbsp parsley cress
Directions
  • For the pork
  • preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
  • Season the pork fillet with the pimenton
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Heat an ovenproof frying pan until hot
  • add the oil
  • then the pork fillet and sear until golden-brown on all sides (about 30-45 seconds on each side). Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 6-8 minutes. Remove from the oven and rest for 5 minutes in the pan before serving.
  • For the sauce
  • heat the oil in a pan
  • add the garlic
  • rosemary and chorizo. Cook until the chorizo is crisp and has released its oil. Add the pimenton
  • beans and peppers and cook for a 2-3 minutes. Add the cream and cook until the volume of the sauce has reduced by half.
  • To serve
  • place the sauce in the centre of serving bowls. Slice the fillet and place on top. Garnish with the herb oil
  • parsley cress and warm jus.