Pork Steak with Apples, Dates and Blue Cheese

Cooking Time
40

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