Juicy Crumbed Pork with Apple Mash

When you fancy something a bit different, this tasty recipe makes an excellent mid-week meal.

Ingredients

8 pork sizzle steaks

700g peeled, roughly chopped Sebago potatoes

1tbsp basil pesto

11/2cups panko breadcrumbs

300g peeled, cored and roughly chopped Granny Smith apples

50g softened butter

½ cup milk

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/3 cup plain flour

1 egg

Zest from 1 lemon

300g trimmed green beans

Instructions

1. Mix butter and pesto together in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Put apple and potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce to medium-high heat and boil for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash until smooth before adding milk. Mix together and season to taste. Cover to keep warm.
3. Put flour on a plate and mix the egg in a shallow bowl with a tablespoon of water. Put breadcrumbs on another plate. Coat one steak with flour, dip in the egg mix before coating with breadcrumbs. Set aside and repeat with remaining steaks.
4. Heat the oil in a large fry pan over medium-high heat and cook steaks for 2 minutes each side or until just cooked and golden. Place on paper towel to drain.
5. Cook the green beans in boiling water for a minute or two until just tender. Drain, season and mix with lemon zest. Serve with steaks, pesto butter and mash.

Serves 4