Pork fillet grill with apple sauce recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 1 lb pork fillet
• 5 fl oz cider
• 2 teaspoons light muscovado sugar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 bruised sprigs of rosemary
• grated zest and juice of 2 lemons
• 2 1/2 tablespoons golden sultanas
• 1 teaspoon chopped thyme leaves
• 2 peeled, cored and diced apples
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation (instructions)

1. Remove fat from pork fillets.
2. Cut pork into 1/2 inch thick rounds.
3. In a bowl, combine 2 1/2 fl oz cider, sugar, mustard, garlic, olive oil, rosemary sprigs, half the amount of lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
4. Pour the mixture and rub over the pork.
5. Refrigerate the pork for at least 1 1/2 hours.
6. To make the sauce, put remaining lemon zest with 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, remaining cider, sultanas, thyme and apple chunks in a mixing bowl.
7. Season well with salt and pepper and set aside.
8. Preheat grill until hot.
9. Take out meat from the refrigerator and season well with salt and pepper.
10. Cook meat under the grill for 3 minutes on each side.
11. To retain its tenderness and texture, remove as soon as it is just cooked through.
12. Serve with apple sauce.

Servings: 4-5

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