Neven’s Ulster Food Tour: grilled pork chop

Neven’s Ulster Food Tour airs Wednesdays on RTÉ One at 8.30pm.

Ingredients

Serves 4

For the Pork Marinade

· 2 tsp Harissa Spice Seasoning

· 2 tbsp Soy & Ginger Sauce

· 4 tbsp Organic Irish Apple Syrup

· 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar

· 2 tsp fresh thyme, leaves picked

Pork Chops

· 4 x Pork Chop Cutlets on the bone, trimmed

· 2 tbsp rapeseed oil, for cooking

· 1 Bramley apple, core removed & cut into wedges

For The Balsamic Lentils

· 20g butter

· 130g bacon lardons (or 6 streaky bacon, cut into thin slices)

· 500g Beluga or Puy lentils, pre-cooked (from a tin is fine)

· 3 tbsp of balsamic vinegar

· 1 tsp of caster sugar

· 200ml beef stock

· 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

· sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For The Vegetable & Potato Rosti

· 150g Rooster potato, peeled and grated using a box grater

· 150g parsnips, peeled and grated using a box grater

· 30g butter, melted

· 2 tbsp parsley, chopped

· 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

· Sea salt & ground black pepper

· 1 tbsp rapeseed oil

· 10g butter