Name: Five spice pork fillet
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 shallots, thinly sliced; 2 clove garlic, thinly sliced; 4 corella pears, each cut into 6 wedges; 4 centimetre piece ginger, cut into matchsticks; 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 teaspoon chinese five-spice powder; 1/4 cup (60 millilitres) olive oil; 800 gram pork fillet, trimmed; 2 tablespoon sesame seeds; 100 gram yellow beans; 100 gram baby green beans

Ingredients

2 shallots, thinly sliced

2 clove garlic, thinly sliced

4 corella pears, each cut into 6 wedges

4 centimetre piece ginger, cut into matchsticks

2 tablespoon brown sugar

2 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoon chinese five-spice powder

1/4 cup (60 millilitres) olive oil

800 gram pork fillet, trimmed

2 tablespoon sesame seeds

100 gram yellow beans

100 gram baby green beans

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a roasting tray with baking paper.

2.Place shallots, garlic, pears, ginger, sugar, sauce and five-spice in the tray, drizzle with 2 tbsp of the oil; toss to combine. Roast 20 minutes or until pears are just soft.

3.Meanwhile rub pork with 2 tsp of the oil; roll in seeds. Heat remaining oil in an ovenproof frying pan over medium heat; cook pork until brown on all sides. Transfer pan to oven; roast pork 12 minutes or just cooked through. Cover pork with foil; rest 5 minutes.

4.Meanwhile boil, steam or microwave beans 3 minutes or until just tender; drain.

5.Serve sliced pork with roasted pear mixture, sauce and beans.

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