Because the cabbage is quite bulky, I've enver found the need to serve any carbohydrates with this dish. A couple of slices of bread to mop up the juices would be quite sufficient.

I had to fiddle around with several different recipes until I got a combination that tickled the tastebuds just right...

Ingredients (Serves 2)

• 8oz pork fillet
• 1 punnet redcurrants
• 6oz granulated sugar (or less, to taste)
• 4 spring onions
• Balsamic vinegar
• 1 savoy cabbage, washed and torn into small pieces, about an inch square)
• 1/2 spanish white onion (or one small one)
• 2 cloves garlic
• Grated nutmeg
• 3oz butter (or more, if you're not slimming)
• Olive oil for cooking

What You Do!

1. Put the sugar into a shallow pan and just cover with water. Simmer over a medium heat for 15 minutes or so until you have a reduced sugar syrup. Add the whole redcurrants and the finely chopped spring onions. Simmer over a very low heat for another 15 minutes or so, until the sauce is reduced. About halfway through, add a generous splash of balsamic vinegar.
2. Slice the pork into medaillons about half an inch thick, and fry them in a dry or very nearly dry frying pan - about 4 minutes on each side. Pour the sauce over the pork and leave to simmer for a few minutes.
3. Stir-fry the cabbage and finely chopped white onion in a little olive oil in a saucepan or wok for 1 minute until it has softened. Add the butter, minced garlic and nutmeg, and stir for another 3-4 minutes until the cabbage has softened.
4. Serve the cabbage in a dish separately from the pork so as not to mix the sauces.

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