Pork and sweet potato souvlaki
serves
6
Pork and sweet potato souvlaki
Ingredients (14)
- 2 small red onions, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup (80ml) red wine vinegar
- 2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed, cut into 2cm-thick chips
- 3 tsp dried mint
- 3 tsp dried oregano
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
- 750g boneless pork shoulder
- 1 bunch mint, leaves picked
- 1 bunch parsley, leaves picked
- 3 truss tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup (280g) thick Greek-style yoghurt
- 2 pita wraps
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1.Combine onion and 2 tbs vinegar and set aside to pickle.
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2.Put the sweet potato in a saucepan of water, bring to a boil and cook until just tender. Drain and set aside.
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3.To make the marinade, combine dried herbs, zest, garlic, remaining vinegar, ¼ cup (60ml) oil and season. Cut pork into 1cm-thick strips and toss with two-thirds of the marinade.
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4.Heat a frypan over high heat, and cook pork in batches for 6-8 minutes, turning, until cooked through. Rest, covered with foil.
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5.Heat remaining 2 tbs oil, add the sweet potato and cook for 4-5 minutes, until caramelised. Add the remaining marinade to the pan, and cook for a further 2 minutes.
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6.Combine the mint, parsley, tomato and onion.
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7.Reserve a third of the ingredients for the lunch box wraps.
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8.For dinner, serve pork with sweet potato, herb salad and yoghurt. For lunch, fill the pita wraps and enclose in baking paper.
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