The quantities provided above are averages only.
500 grams
Pork Roasting Joint
1 sachet(s)
Dried Thyme
500 grams
Baby Potatoes
1 sachet(s)
Paprika
(Contains: Mustard)
1 unit(s)
Pears
40 grams
Salad Leaves
55 grams
Blue Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 sachet(s)
Balsamic Glaze
(Contains: Sulphites)
1 sachet(s)
Red Wine Jus
(Contains: Sulphites)
10 grams
Hazelnuts
(Contains: Hazelnuts, Nuts)
1 tsp
Sugar
to taste
Salt
to taste
Pepper
to taste
Oil
to taste
Butter
Preheat the oven to 240°C/220°C fan/gas mark 9.
Rub the pork with thyme, oil and season with salt and pepper.
Pop onto a lined baking tray and roast in the middle shelf of the oven for 40-45 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash hands after handling raw meat. Pork is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.
Halve the potatoes lengthways, quartering any larger pieces, and pop them onto a lined baking tray. Drizzle with paprika, oil and season with salt and pepper. Rub the oil over the potatoes then lay them cut-side down on the baking tray. Roast on the top shelf of the oven until fork tender, 25-35 mins.
Meanwhile, core and chop pear (peeling optional).
Place a pot over medium-high heat. Add the red wine jus, 75ml water (per 2P) and 1 tsp sugar (per 2P). Once simmering, add the chopped pear and cook for 4-5 mins, until the pear is softened. Remove the pear with a slotted spoon and refrigerate to cool it doen.
Add a knob of butter to the remaining red wine jus and reduce for 2-3 mins for a sauce like consistency.
Bash or roughly chop the hazelnuts.
Just before serving, toss the salad leaves with the pear and crumble in the blue cheese with a drizzle of oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Allow to rest before slicing. Slice the pork thinly.
Divide the roasted potatoes and sliced pork roasting joint between plates. Serve the blue cheese and pear salad alongside. Drizzle the balsamic glaze over the salad. Spoon the red wine sauce over the pork slices and arrange the hazelnuts over them.