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Cinnamon-lemon pork with apricot couscous
Serves
4
40 mins
40 mins
Total
15 mins
Prep
25 mins
Cook
Moroccan
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Step-by-step method for making Cinnamon-lemon pork with apricot couscous yourself.
Ingredients
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Metric
Imperial
zest and juice of 1 lemon
½
tsp
ground cinnamon
350
g
pork fillet
,
trimmed
2
tbsp
seed mix
1
tsp
vegetable oil
200
g
couscous
100
g
dried apricots
,
chopped
2
tbsp
chopped mint
, plus extra leaves to garnish
4
tbsp
Greek-style yogurt
, to serve
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to
180
°C
/gas
6
. Mix the lemon zest and juice with the
cinnamon
and seasoning. Drizzle half the mixture over the
pork
, rub in well; set aside for
5
minutes
.
Toast the
seeds
in a dry frying pan until they pop; put in a bowl.
Add the
oil
to the frying pan; sear the
pork
for
4
minutes
, turning to brown it on all sides. Transfer to the oven (on a baking tray if your frying pan doesn't have an ovenproof handle); roast for
25
minutes
until cooked. Let the
pork
rest for
5
minutes
then slice.
Meanwhile, stir the
couscous
and
apricots
into the rest of the lemon-
cinnamon
mixture in the bowl. Add a pinch of salt and
400
ml boiling water. Stir, cover the bowl with a plate; set aside for
5
minutes
. Stir in the
mint
and most of the
seeds
. Serve with the
pork
, with a dollop of
yogurt
. Scatter over the rest of the
seeds
and a few
mint
leaves. Lovely with green beans.
Nutrition
kcal
423
fat
11.0 g
saturates
3.0 g
carbs
49.0 g
sugar
12.0 g
fibre
5.0 g
protein
30.0 g
salt
0.2 g
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