March 2014 - Pork Tenderloin with Pears and Honey

Pork Tenderloin with Pears and Honey

(serves six)

Ingredients:

750 g pork filet

two pears, peeled, cored and cut into eights

juice of one lemon

one onion, peeled and cut into thin wedges

3 tblsp soy sauce

1 tblsp runny honey

1 tblsp olive oil

1 tsp five spice mixture (Szechuan pepper, star anise seed, fennel seed, cloves, cinnamon)

salt and pepper

Method:

Mix lemon juice, honey and soy sauce and marinade the meat in this mixture for at least one hour.

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Scatter the onion wedges into an oven-proof dish, put the meat on top (reserving the marinade) and drizzle with the olive oil. Sprinkle the five spice mixture over, add three tblsp water and roast in the oven for 20 minutes.

Add pears and marinate und roast for a further 20 minutes. Occasionally baste  the meat with  the juices.

Slice the meat and serve with pears, onion and rice or couscous.