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Jamie Oliver's Fifteen - griddled pork

Griddled pork with summer vegetables

Juicy pork loin steaks, seared to keep in flavour, and served with fresh greens and a zesty salsa verde
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pork loin steaks
  • Jersey Royal new potatoes, or salad potatoes (as many as your family will eat!)
  • A few large sprigs of fresh rosemary, mint and thyme. You could use dried if your pushed
  • 1 small lemon
  • 1 pack of green beans trimmed
  • 200 g broad beans podded weight
  • 1 large pack of baby leaf spinach
  • Half small red chilli deseeded and chopped finely
  • 1 clove of garlic finely chopped or minced

Equipment

  • Griddle or frying pan

Method
 

  1. Wash or scrub the potatoes, halving any larger ones, and put them into a large saucepan, with the herbs and the halved lemon. Cover with water and bring to the boil. Boil until just cooked, then drain and set aside.
  2. Season the pork loin steaks on both sides with salt and pepper, and a little olive oil, then griddle on a high heat until just cooked through. Cooking pork steaks in a frying pan or griddle should take 4-5 minutes on each side, depending on thickness.
  3. Boil the broad beans for 2 minutes, then drain, and remove and discard the tough skins
  4. Steam the green beans lightly for 2-3 minutes
  5. SauteƩ the spinach in a splash of olive oil with the chopped chilli and garlic, until wilted
  6. Just before you're ready to serve, heat the butter in a large frying pan until foaming. Add the potatoes and beans, and toss to coat for a minute
  7. Put a layer of spinach in the bottom of each dish, spoon over the potatoes and beans mixture, and top with the pork. Drizzle over a little good quality olive oil, and serve with a salsa of your choice. We used Jamie Oliver's Salsa Verde (see link below)