Pork and Pear Parcels

Name: Pork and Pear Parcels
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 250 g lean pork mince; 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped; 3 cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil; 1 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp firm dessert pears; juice of ½ lemon; 250 g extra thin rashers of smoked and rindless streaky bacon; 80 g wild rocket leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Marvellous Meals with Mince

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 2012

About

Pears, for a reason I have never been able to explain, are not my favourite fruit, but I have found they work well in savoury dishes. These, stuffed with ginger flavoured pork and wrapped in bacon, are a testament to that. I like them best for a light lunch or supper served with a mixed salad and warm crusty bread.

Ingredients

250 g lean pork mince
1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
3 cm

Lunch
Supper

Method

Place the pork in a bowl with the garlic, ginger and seasoning. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a high heat, add the mince mixture and stir for 5–6 minutes, or until separated and browned. Add the soy sauce and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4