Pork steaks with cabbage salad
A classic Lithuanian plate: a pork steak, potatoes and crunchy cabbage salad. Just without the breadcrumbs.
⏱ 35 min · serves 3 · Lithuanian home cooking · Not spicy at all
466kcal
37 gprotein
44 gcarbs
16 gfat
8 gfibre
Per serving, out of 3. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database – so it's approximate.
Allergens: none of the 14 EU allergens
Ingredients (serves 3)
- Pork loin (raw)450 g
- Potatoes (raw)600 g
- White cabbage300 g
- Carrot100 g
- Rapeseed / sunflower oil20 g
Also: Salt, pepper, garlic, dill, vinegar or lemon juice
Method
- Get ready: peel the potatoes, halve them, put them in a pan, cover with water and season lightly with salt. Bring to the boil over high heat, then cook over medium heat for 20 min until soft.
- While the potatoes cook, finely slice the cabbage and grate the carrot. Season lightly with salt and rub with your hands for 1 min until it softens.
- Sprinkle the salad with vinegar or lemon juice, pour over 1 tbsp oil (10 g), stir in the dill and set aside.
- Cut the pork loin into 1.5 cm slices, cover with cling film and lightly pound them. Season lightly with salt, then with pepper and garlic. Wash your hands.
- In a frying pan, heat the rest of the oil (10 g) over high heat. Fry the steaks for 3–4 min on each side until golden.
- Check: a steak cut open must not be pink inside, and the juices must run clear. If it's still pink, cook for another 1–2 min over medium heat. Let them rest for 3 min.
- Drain the potatoes and serve with the steaks and cabbage salad.
Tips
- Lightly pound the pork slices – they'll cook quickly and stay tender.
- Salt the cabbage and rub it with your hands – it softens and releases its juices.
- Let the cooked steaks rest for 3 min – the juices stay inside.
- Want it lighter? Half the potatoes, more cabbage salad.
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