Pork Sage Recipe With Apples

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Total cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients for pork sage:

500 g (1lb) pork fillet, cut into strips
2 tablespoons oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
40g (1 1/4 oz.) butter
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 Granny Smith apples, cut into thin wedges
1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
2 tablespoons brandy
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
150 ml (5 fl oz) cream

Directions for pork sage:

1. The first thing you should do is combine the pork, the oil and the garlic in a ceramic bowl, and season well with salt and pepper.

2. After that, heat the wok and melt the butter over medium heat until foaming. Add the onion and apple and toss well. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cook, stirring regularly, for about 4 minutes, or until the apple is golden and softened. Remove from the wok.

3. Reheat the wok until it becomes hot. Stir-fry the pork in batches over high heat for about 2 minutes, tossing regularly until it turns white. Then return all the pork to the wok with the apple and after add the brandy, the sage and the cream, and season well. Stir to combine.

Nutritional Value for pork sage:

Protein 30 g;
Fat 35 g;
Carbohydrate 15 g;
Dietary Fibre 2.5 g;
Cholesterol 140mg;
Energy 2190kJ (525cal)

Hints for pork sage:

1. You should never overcook the pork or it will become dry.
2. Cut the Granny Smith apples into thin wedges, leaving them with skin on.
3. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the apple and onion in the wok.
4. Cook the apple and onion and stir regularly, until the apple becomes golden.