Very simply the pork is coated in sesame seeds and pan fried. We had huge chops so i did 6 minutes each side in a medium pan - perfection!
The sweet potato mash is something we have cooked before. I really like it, you cook the sweet potato with ginger and then mash with honey and butter. We usually serve it with salmon marinated in a gorgeous asian style sauce.
So when these two come together as the recipe book suggests I didn't think the marriage really worked that well.
The pork was delicious but as my husband said you would have trouble to ruin such a beautiful piece of pork. Honestly it is the most delicious free range pork bought from my local butcher.
And the mash was also delicious, sweet potato has to be close to being my favourite food!
Just together it didn't quite work. My husband normally cooks the chops with a mustard crust and that is an absolute winner - next time we will stick with that!
oooh I love the idea of adding ginger to the mash! YUMMO!
ReplyDeleteFree range pork - way to go Muppy! I always try to buy free range when I can...sometimes it's hard to find though. The mashed sweet 'tatters sounds pretty good too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic meal. That pork chop belongs on my plate not yours :-). I love the way you've seasoned the mash. The combination is perfect with pork. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Blessings...Mary
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ReplyDeleteI agree, FR female pork is the best :) It is so much tastier.
ReplyDeleteHi there Muppy!
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YUM, I love pork and sweet potato together. What we do is make pork and sweet potato skewers crusted in wholegrain mustard with a salad, it's delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the lovely comments,
ReplyDeleteJasmyne Tea - Those skewers sound really yummy, i will have to try.
MelbaToast - if it is easy for you to get to Toongabbie our local butcher Steve (on bungaree road near the fitzwilliam end - not pendle hill meat market) has the best free-range pork all the time.