The orange and thyme pork steak is a recipe that I made during my current Home Chef series, which just started this week. I hope you enjoy watching it – we certainly enjoyed filming it. Also, thank you for all of the nice comments you sent after the Christmas special.
The combination of the sweet, almost caramelised, pork with the tangy buttermilk dressing for the winter slaw is absolutely delicious. It’s a recipe you’ll find yourself making again and again, and the whole thing can be prepared from start to finish in half an hour at most. This is a very healthy winter slaw. It is best to use a mandolin for the vegetables, but a food processor with a blade attachment should also do the trick.
Sage is a great herb to keep in your kitchen. It is always delicious in stuffing. I just love the flavour of chicken thighs. I find the meat is much more succulent than the breasts. If you have difficulty finding boneless ones at the supermarket just ask the butcher to do the job for you. It’s also easy to do at home with a sharp knife.
Happy cooking.
Orange and thyme pork steaks with winter slaw
Serves four
1 tbsp of Donegal rapeseed oil
1 tbsp of shredded orange rind
1 tsp of fresh thyme leaves
4 x 175g (6oz) pork loin steaks
4 tbsp of freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tbsp of light muscovado sugar
For the winter slaw:
1 small celeriac, peeled, cut into julienne using a mandolin
1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
¼ crisp green cabbage, core removed and thinly sliced
A good handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
4 tbsp of buttermilk
1 tbsp of lemon juice
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sage chicken skewers with butter bean mash
Serves four
For the chicken skewers:
4 large boneless chicken thigh fillets
20 fresh sage leaves
2 tbsp of Donegal rapeseed oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
For the butter bean mash:
1 tbsp of Donegal rapeseed oil
Knob of butter
400g can of butter beans, drained, rinsed
1 onion, finely chopped
100g (4oz) of cheddar cheese, grated
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Neven Maguire | Proprietor & Head Chef, MacNean House and Restaurant | www.macneanrestaurant.com