Pork Steaks With Apple Sauce & Cheese

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ 425°F/ Gas 7

Cut the potatoes (skins on) into bite-size pieces 

Add them to a baking tray, drizzle with 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil & season with salt

Put them in the oven for 25 min or until golden & crisp

Meanwhile, peel the apple[s]

Cut them into rough pieces, discarding the core[s]

Add the apple to a pot (with a matching lid) with 50ml (100ml) cold water

Bring to the boil over a medium heat

Cover with a lid and cook for 10-15 min until the apple is softened

Once softened, remove from the heat and mash them thoroughly with a potato masher - this is your apple sauce

Place the pork steaks close together on a clean chopping board and cover with a sheet of greaseproof paper or cling film

Using a rolling pin (or another heavy implement) bash the steaks so that are 0.5cm thick

Rub the steaks either side with 1 tsp [2 tsp] vegetable oil and season with salt

Heat a large pan (preferably non-stick) over a high heat

Once hot, add the pork steaks and cook on each side for 1 min

Transfer the steaks to a plate and set aside 

Meanwhile, boil a kettle

Trim the ends off the green beans

Add them to a pot of boiling water with a pinch of salt and bring to the boil over a high heat

Cook for 7 min or until tender

Once cooked, drain and return the beans to the cooking pot, drizzle with a little olive oil and stir through the wholegrain mustard

Add the pork steaks to a baking tray (use tin foil to avoid mess!)

Divide the apple sauce between them and spread it evenly over

Top each steak with a piece of cheddar

Put them in the oven for 5 min or until the cheddar has just melted but not coloured