After some quick meals, the last few days I  felt like creating something a bit more complex with different elements. (Basically just didn’t want to leave the kitchen :P) So thought about Pork Chops with a nutmeg pumpkin purée, buttered cauliflower, carrot and tzatziki. This is for all my carnivore friends who will probably get the benefits of some vegetables alongside!

I have the recipe for the pumpkin puree in my pumpkin soup recipe. You can easily make some yoghurt cucumber tzatziki or buy from the store.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 pork chops
• 1 sprig of thyme
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 star-anise + 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• Olive oil and butter
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• A few cauliflower florets + 4 tbsp pumpkin purée
• 1 tbsp tzatziki

PREPARATION

• Marinade the pork chops from 1 hour to overnight with olive oil, sea salt, thyme garlic, smoked paprika and crushed star anise coriander seeds and pepper.
• Cook it for 4 minutes on either side in a hot pan with some olive oil and then finished it off in the oven. The important thing is to rest the meat after cooking for a few minutes to get the melt in your mouth texture.
• Make very thin slices of the cauliflower florets and lightly roast them in some butter in a pan. Keep aside.
• Plate with the Pork Chops on top of the pumpkin puree, along with the buttered cauliflower, carrot, and some tzatziki.

Recipe for Pumpkin puree with nutmeg here.