Eskort Pork Neck Roast with Pumpkin Fritters and Couscous
Prep Time
30min
Cook Time
45min
Total Time
75min
Serves
6
Pork Neck
Ingredients
1 fresh Eskort Pork Neck Roast
45 ml olive oil
15 ml salt and pepper
125 ml anchovies
60 ml sage
1 bunch fresh thyme
250 ml white wine
375 ml pear cider
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Drizzle and rub the pork neck with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Heat a heavy based pot over high heat and fry the pork neck on each side until golden and seared.
In an ovenproof dish/cast iron pot, add the pork neck, anchovies, thyme, sage, white wine and pear cider and bake for 40 – 45 minutes.
Date and Cumin Pumpkin Fritter
Ingredients
250 ml pumpkin, cooked and mashed
500 ml self-raising flour
125 ml castor sugar
3 eggs
250 ml buttermilk
125 ml dates, chopped
15 ml ground cumin
500 ml castor sugar for coating
pinch of salt
15 ml cinnamon
oil for deep frying
Method
In a mixing bowl, mix together cooked, mashed pumpkin, flour, castor sugar, eggs, buttermilk, dates, cumin and salt until well combined.
Heat the oil in a medium sized pot over moderate heat and scoop tablespoon sized portions of batter into the hot oil and fry until cooked and golden brown in colour.
Combine the cinnamon and castor sugar in a flat tray and dip the cooked fritters in the cinnamon sugar.
Couscous
Ingredients
720 g couscous
60 ml olive oil
30 ml vegetable stock powder
75 g goji berries
60 ml fresh thyme
1 Lt boiling water
3 fresh beetroots, thinly sliced (for garnish)
zest and juice of one lemon
salt and pepper to taste
Method
In a large mixing bowl, add couscous, olive oil, vegetable stock powder, goji berries, chopped thyme, salt and pepper and mix through.
Add boiling water and cover the couscous with cling-wrap and set aside for 5 – 10 minutes.
Unwrap the couscous and mix through with a fork to loosen it up.
Drizzle the beetroots with lemon juice and serve on the couscous.
Serve
Add sliced pork neck with its sauce to the couscous.
Enjoy with the pumpkin fritters.