Recipe: Bosillos de Cerdo con Lemon (Pork Pockets with Lemon )

Bosillos de Cerdo con Lemon (Pork Pockets with Lemon )

Serves 4

Ingredients

Method

500 g. Pork Fillet

50 g. Almonds (Chopped)

100 g. Serrano Ham or Parma Ham chopped finely

2 Garlic (Chopped)

1 tsp. Oregano (Dried)

2 Lemon ( Rind of 2 Lemons)

4 Onion (Shallots or 1 Red Onion finely chopped )

200 ml. Chicken Stock

1 tsp. Sugar (Granulated)

1 tbsp. Olive Oil

½ tsp. Salt & Pepper to taste

Cut the Pork Fillet into 4 equal pieces. Place pork in between two pieces of greaseproof paper and pound each piece with a meat mallet or the end of a rolling pin to flatten it.

Cut a horizontal slit in each piece of pork to make a pocket.

Lightly toast the almonds until golden, mix the almonds with 1 Tablespoon of olive oil, ham, garlic, oregano, and the rind of 1 lemon.

Spoon the mixture into the pockets of the pork.

Heat some oil in a frying pan and add the finely chopped shallots and cook for 2 minutes.

Add the pork to the frying pan and cook for 2 minutes each side or until brown all over.

Add the stock to the pan and bring to the boil, cover and leave to simmer for 45 minutes or until the pork is tender.

Remove the meat from the pan, add the lemon rind and sugar to the pan and boil for 3 minutes or until reduced and syrupy and pour the lemon sauce over the pork fillets.