Spicy Pork Fillet
Created by Tisme on June 28, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 65m
- Recipe #12880
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 grapefruit (1 pink or red grapefruit and 1 white, zested and segmented)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 750 grams pork fillet
How to Make
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Step 1: Note: To segment the grapefruit, peel the skin and remove excess pith. Holding the fruit in one hand, carefully use a sharp knife to cut between the fine skin separating the segments, so you use only the juice-filled flesh.)
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Step 2: Puree the sugar, paprika, cumin, fennel, cayenne, garlic, grapefruit zest and segments, plus salt in a food processor until very smooth; transfer to a large bowl. (You can prepare to this stage a day ahead, leaving the mixture in the fridge.)
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Step 3: Add the pork to the marinade and toss to combine; cover with plastic wrap and let sit 15 minutes at room temperature.
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Step 4: Heat oven to 230C. Transfer the pork to an aluminium foil-lined baking tray fitted with a wire rack; cook until slightly caramelised, about 45 minutes. Let the pork rest 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (369.3 g)
- Calories 515.6
- Total Fat - 13.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.3 g
- Cholesterol - 90.7 mg
- Sodium - 666 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 64.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 59.2 g
- Protein - 36.6 g
- Calcium - 39.5 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 47.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg