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Pork with Goats' Cheese and Griddled Leeks

Ross Burden

by Ross Burden
from Ready Steady Cook
Serves 2
Quick Recipe
pork chop
Preparation time less than 30 mins Email this recipeEmail this recipe
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins  
Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
55g/2oz fresh chives
110g/4oz goats' cheese
2 pork chops, bones and fat removed
170g/6oz baby leeks
110ml/4fl oz red wine
2 tsp tomato purée
freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat a medium frying pan, a griddle pan, and a small saucepan.
2. Preheat oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
3. Bring water to the boil in a small saucepan.
4. Place the olive oil, garlic, chives and goats' cheese in a food processor. Blitz to form a coarse paste.
5. Take the pork chops, cut a slit (pocket), lengthways through the middle.
6. Fill the slits with the goats' cheese mixture.
7. Place the pork chops in the medium frying pan and fry for 2 minutes, either side, before transferring to the oven and cooking for a further 8-10 minutes.
8. Drop the leeks in the pan of water. Boil for 2 minutes.
9. Drain the leeks and transfer them to the griddle pan. Griddle until golden.
10. Place the red wine, tomato paste and pepper in the small saucepan. Turn up the heat and boil for 4 minutes.
11. When the pork has cooked through, divide the griddled leeks between two plates. Top with a pork chop and drizzle over the red wine reduction.