Pork fillet, apple and sweet potato bake

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This is a small variation on pork sausage and apple pie. The only difference being that we used a small pork fillet and used half sweet potato and half normal potatoes for the mash.

Ingredients

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• Dash of olive oil
• 250g pork fillet [10 oz]
• 1 leek, halved along its length and cut into slices.
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed.
• 225g mashing potatoes such as Nadine, Saxon, Wilja, Desiree or King Edward, peeled and quartered
• 225g sweet potato, peeled and cut into slices
• 25 g (1 oz) Butter
• 200 ml (.42 pint) dry cider
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• ½ teaspoon mustard powder or 1 heaped teaspoon of taco-mix
• 1 large cooking apple, peeled, cored and cut into very thin rings
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Mise en place

• Preheat the oven to 204° C (400° F - Gas 6)

Method

1. Cut the pork fillet into small slices
2. Fry the pork fillet slices in a little olive oil for 5 minutes
3. Add the leeks and Fry for another 4 minutes
4. Add the crushed garlic and stir fry for a minute of so
5. Add the mustard or your choice of spices to the flour and sprinkle over the pork and leeks.
6. Stir well to distribute the flour evenly
7. Deglaze the pan with the cider
8. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
9. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes and sweet potatoes in lightly salted water until they are soft and can be pierced easily with a fork
10. Mash the sweet potatoes and the potatoes together in the same bowl and add the butter and salt and pepper to taste
11. Pour the pork mixture over the top
12. Layer the remaining apple on top of the pork mixture, top with mash potato and decorate with the tines of a fork
13. Bake in the oven for 1 hour minutes

Serving suggestion

Serve hot with a green vegetable such as broccoli or peas..

Chef's notes

If the leeks are large and a little 'tired', freshen them by blanching them in boiling water for 3 minutes-this stops them drying out whilst they are being sautéed.

See also

• other shepherds' pie recipes

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