Ginger soy pork steaks with mango salsa
Serves 4
4 pork butterfly steaks
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
¼ cup light soy sauce
¼ cup mirin
Mango salsa
1 mango, peeled
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 small red chilli, chopped with seeds removed
Juice of 2 limes
2 tbsp shredded fresh mint leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Place pork in a large deep-sided ceramic dish. Combine ginger, soy sauce and mirin, and pour over pork. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Drain pork on paper towels. Heat a large nonstick frying pan, add a film of oil and pan-fry pork over a medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until browned and cooked through.
3. To make the salsa, slice mango flesh from the stone. Cut flesh into 1cm cubes and combine with remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper and toss well. Serve salsa on top of pork steaks.
Tip: Mirin is a sweet rice wine and can be found in supermarkets and Asian food stores.
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