Pork Pilaff (thing)

Heading into not so easy now, but hey if I can make it ...

For the pork you will need

• 1 large pork fillet
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 tablespoon corn flour
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 pint chicken stock
• 5 tabelspoons sherry
• 1 teaspoon tomato puree
• 6 ounces button mushrooms
• 5 tablespoons double cream
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method for pork

Cut fillet in 1/2 inch slices
Heat oil and add butter
Fry pork quickly to seal
Remove meat, add onion and papika, fry for 2 minutes
Stir in cornflour, stock and tomato puree
Stir until thickened
Return pork to pan and simmer until tender (around 20 minutes)
Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes

meanwhile ....

For the pilaff you will need

• 1.5 ounces butter
• 1 chopped onion
• 8 ounces long grain rice
• 1 chicken stock cube, dissolved in 1 pint water
• 3 ounces raisins
• 3 ounces cashew nuts

Method for pilaff

Saute onion in butter
Add rice and cook for 2-3 minutes
Add stock
Bring to boil and simmer until stock is absorbed
Stir in nuts and raisins

Remove pilaff and create a border around the edge of a dish.

Stir the cream into the pork, then pile into the centre of the dish.