Pork steaks make a nice simple and cheap dinner. But they can also be a bit boring. I like this recipe because I get to use my new griddle which I can't stop using at the moment (thank you Baconator) and it uses a lot of fresh herbs which are growing out of control this summer. I'm just gonna talk about the pork today, the potatoes are already on an early blog post and the lentils are just cooked in stock. Work it out yourself they're not difficult.
Steaks like this are great in the summer, as anything citrus and herby is. With potatoes like these it makes a nice simple Iberian style dinner for a sunny evening.
Ingredients
Pork Steaks
Half a lemon
Handful of fresh Thyme and fresh Sage
1 Clove of Garlic
Olive oil
Instructions
Finely chop the herbs as you would if you were making pesto (which you pretty much are) and place into a mixing bowl. Crush the garlic and Zest the lemon and combine with the herbs. I actually use dried wild garlic which I blogged about earlier this year, but you're not going to get that in the shops and bulb garlic will do.
Squeeze in the lemon juice from the half of the lemon and add a small splash of Olive oil (about a teaspoon or less). Mix it so that it takes on a similar consistency to regular pesto.
Season the pork on both sides with Salt and Pepper and then spread the pesto over the the pork steaks. Leave to rest for about an hour.
Heat a griddle pan (if you have one) until its steaming hot, enough to fry steak obviously. The great thing about griddle's is you don't need oil so you get less fat in it. It also holds moisture beautifully and I can't recommend getting one enough, especially if you like good steak. If you don't have one, heat a little oil in a regular pan. Fry for about 3 minutes on each side.
That's literally it. What else do you want from me?
