Name: Grilled sticky pork fillet with jalapeño and lime salsa
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Grilled sticky pork fillet with jalapeño and lime salsa

Pair juicy pork fillet with zesty jalapeno and lime salsa and the result will be a recipe that sticks in your mind and mouth.

Serve this dish with a side of steamed rice, or charred flatbread or tortillas.

Ingredients

1 large pork loin fillet (500gm), sinew removed, quartered, at room temperature

1 tbsp grapeseed oil

2 tbsp honey or agave syrup

12 spring onions, trimmed

Jalapeño and lime salsa

2 pickled jalapeños, finely chopped, plus 1 tbsp pickling liquid

½ white onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 spring onion, finely chopped

Juice of 2 large limes

Method

Main

1.Heat a char-grill pan over medium heat, brush pork with oil and grill, turning occasionally, until charred and almost cooked through, brushing with honey for 2 minutes at the end of cooking to glaze pork (15-18 minutes). Rest for 5 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, grill spring onions, turning occasionally, until charred (8-10 minutes).

3.For jalapeño and lime salsa, combine ingredients in a bowl, season to taste and serve spooned over pork and charred spring onions.

Agave syrup is available from select delicatessens and health-food shops.
Notes

Recipe / styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Lucy Tweed

Ingredients

Method

Main

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