Maple roast pork and apples
Olive oil
500g pork fillet, trimmed of fat
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 unpeeled Gala apples, cut in 2cm-thick slices
¼ cup maple-flavoured syrup
1. Heat oven to 220°C. Heat a little oil in a nonstick frying pan. Season the pork fillet all over with salt and pepper and brown on both sides in the hot pan – this will take about 5 minutes.
2. Transfer pork fillet to a lightly-oiled roasting pan. Scatter apple slices around the pork. Drizzle pork and apples with maple -flavoured syrup.
3. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes or until pork is cooked to your liking.
Tip: Sweet Gala and Golden Delicious apples hold their shape when cooked, so are best for a dish such as this one. Granny Smith apples have a more tart flavour but tend to turn to pulp when cooked.
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