Pork chop with chorizo
This dish is so simple but a couple of things make it special. The chorizo purée is smoky and rich and a perfect accompaniment to the chop. Serve any leftover purée with bread – it will keep for a couple of days in the fridge. Spend a little bit of money on your pork, we use a Middle White breed at the restaurant, so go to a good quality butcher as it will make all the difference to the end result.
SERVES 4
PREP 15 mins COOK 30 mins
EASY Blitz on high speed until smooth, then pour back into the pan and leave at room temperature until needed.
2 Heat the grill to a medium-high heat and put a large pan of highly salted water on the hob to boil. Season the pork chops. Finely chop the shallot, chilli and garlic together (a pestle and mortar would work perfectly but failing that, just chop as fine as you possibly can until it’s almost a paste), add the lemon juice, then set aside.
3 Brush both sides of the chops with vegetable oil and put them on a baking sheet. Slide under the grill and give them 2 mins on each side, then turn the heat down to medium low and continue cooking for 2 mins on each side. Ideally you will see a little caramelisation in the first 4 mins of cooking, and the final 4 mins are to bring the core temperature up without burning the fat and keeping the chop juicy. Put a frying pan on the hob on a low heat.
4 Once the pork is ready, turn off the grill and leave to rest. Cook the green beans in boiling water for 3 mins. Heat a little oil in the frying pan, then add the shallot, garlic and chilli paste and fry lightly for 3 mins. Meanwhile, put the chorizo purée in a pan on a low heat and stir gently to warm through (be careful it doesn’t get too hot otherwise it will split). Drain the beans and toss in the frying pan with a little sea salt.
5 To serve, split the green beans between four plates then rest the chop on top. Add a dollop of the purée to the side of the plate to serve.
PER SERVING 580 kcals • fat 43g • saturates 18g • carbs 3g • sugars 2g • fibre 2g • protein 42g • salt 1.1g