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Jill Dupleix

Pork Scappati with Tomato Green Beans


This is a flavour-packed Italian recipe that is as smart as it is simple. It can be on your plate in 30 minutes. How's that for a speedy supper?

Serves 4

Ingredients

For the pork

  • 600g (1lb 5oz) pork fillet (tenderloin)
  • Sea salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp stripped thyme leaves
  • 4 slices mortadella
  • 150g (5oz) mozzarella, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp light olive oil
  • 150ml (5 floz) dry white wine
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp salted capers, rinsed
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp roughly chopped parsley
  • 1 lemon, quartered

For the beans

  • 400g (14oz) fine green beans, topped but not tailed
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
  • 200g (7oz) ripe cherry tomatoes , halved
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp walnut halves

Method

For the pork

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/Gas mark 6.
  2. Cut the pork into 4 pieces, then cut each piece horizontally and open like a book.
  3. Place each piece between two sheets of cling film and bash flat.
  4. Scatter with the thyme and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Place the mortadella on top of each fillet and scatter the cheese on top. Roll up tightly and secure with two strong toothpicks.
  6. Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the pork on one side.
  7. Transfer to an oiled roasting pan and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until cooked through.
  8. Add the white wine to the pan juices and boil for 1 minute. Add the capers, lemon juice and butter stirring at all times.

For the beans

  1. Cook the green beans in simmering salted water for about 4 minutes or until tender.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the garlic for 30 seconds until golden.
  3. Add the cherry tomatoes and toss well until the tomatoes release their juices.
  4. Drain the beans and add to the pan.
  5. Season with salt and pepper and toss well.
  6. Scatter with walnuts and serve.

To serve

  1. Thickly slice the pork, drizzle with sauce and serve with the beans and lemon wedges.
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