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Pork & Peaches

Serves 3
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  • Ingredients

Steps

  • Preheat oven to 190°C Fan Forced.

For the Peach Ketchup

  • Place diced peaches, caster sugar and water into a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  • Cook until softened and the liquid reduces, allowing the peaches to caramelise slightly and develop colour.
  • Stir in Dijon mustard, verjuice and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add butter and cook for a further 5 minutes until glossy and thickened.
  • Remove from heat and blend with an immersion blender until completely smooth.
  • Set aside.

For the Parsnip Purée

  • Peel parsnips, removing and discarding the woody core. Roughly chop into cubes.
  • Place in a medium saucepan with butter and cover with milk and bring to a simmer.
  • Cook over medium heat until completely tender.
  • Drain but reserve some liquid, just in case you need to thin out your puree.
  • Return drained parsnip to the saucepan with cream, butter, salt and pepper.
  • Blend with an immersion blender until silky smooth.
  • Add a little of the reserved milk here if you feel you need a smoother texture.
  • Pass through a fine sieve for an ultra-smooth purée.
  • Keep warm.

For the Pork Jus

  • Heat oil in a heavy pot on high heat.
  • Brown ribs well on all sides.
  • Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic and cook until golden and slightly caramelised.
  • Deglaze with white wine and reduce by half. Add chicken stock and simmer rapidly for about 30 minutes to reduce.
  • Strain sauce, discarding solids, and return to saucepan. Reduce for a further 10–12 minutes until rich and concentrated.
  • Lower heat and whisk in cold butter gradually for shine and body.
  • Season with salt and keep warm until ready to serve.

For the Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Sirloin

  • Trim all external fat from the pork and shape into an even cylinder.
  • Pat dry and season generously with salt and pepper.
  • Brush the pork generously with Peach Ketchup and lay sage leaves evenly over the surface of the pork.
  • Wrap tightly in prosciutto, overlapping slightly.
  • Secure firmly with kitchen twine to maintain a tight, even shape.
  • Heat oil in an oven safe frying pan over medium-high heat.
  • Sear pork on all sides until golden, approximately 2 minutes per side.
  • Transfer to oven and roast for 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 50°C.
  • Remove from oven and allow to rest for at least 10 minutes, bringing the internal temperature to 58°C.

For the Garnish

  • Toast macadamias in a dry fry pan until lightly golden. Cool and roughly chop.
  • Cut the cheeks off the peaches and discard the pips.
  • Lightly caramelise peach cheeks in a hot pan until golden and just softened. Set aside.
  • Add grapeseed oil to fry pan and fry sage leaves until crisp.

To Serve

  • Spoon some Parsnip Purée onto the center of each serving plate.
  • Remove the twine from the Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Sirloin and slice into thick medallions.
  • Arrange two pieces of pork onto each plate.
  • Add grilled Peach Cheeks alongside and finish with dollops of Peach Ketchup.
  • Scatter Toasted Macadamias and Crispy Sage Leaves over the top.
  • Serve with Pork Jus on the side to pour over.

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