Pork Steak with Apples, Dates and Blue Cheese

Cooking Time
40 Minutes
Portions
4

Ingredients

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  • g Pork Steak
  • g Country Range Solid Pack Apples
  • g Country Range Chopped Dates
  • g Demerara Sugar
  • g Bottle Sams Cider
  • g Country Range Cinnamon Stick
  • g Devon Blue Cheese
  •   tbsp Cooking Brandy
  •   tbsp Double Cream
  •   tsp Country Range Vegetable Stock Paste

  • 1

    Step 1

    Soak dates in a quarter of a bottle of Cider
  • 2

    Step 2

    Poor rest of cider in to saucepan, add demerara sugar and add half a cinnamon stick
  • 3

    Step 3

    Bring pan to the boil and the let simmer for 5 minutes
  • 4

    Step 4

    Add chopped apples to pan and simmer until dates and apples are soft and mixture thickens
  • 5

    Step 5

    Pan fry the pork steaks in a hot pan (fat side down) until golden brown and then seal the sides of the steak
  • 6

    Step 6

    Place steaks on a baking tray and put in a pre-heated oven (180 °c) for 15-20 minutes
  • 7

    Step 7

    Add brandy, stock paste and double cream to frying pan and simmer until thickened
  • 8

    Step 8

    Remove steaks and rest for 5 minutes
  • 9

    Step 9

    Crumble blue cheese on top of steaks and melt under grill
  • 10

    Step 10

    Spoon the apple compote on to a plate, place the steak on top and add the brandy sauce around steak

Ingredients

  • 4 g Pork Steak
  • 10 g Country Range Solid Pack Apples
  • 5 g Country Range Chopped Dates
  • 2 g Demerara Sugar
  • 1 g Bottle Sams Cider
  • 1 g Country Range Cinnamon Stick
  • 5 g Devon Blue Cheese
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Brandy
  • 5 tbsp Double Cream
  • 0.5 tsp Country Range Vegetable Stock Paste