Taste

Perfect for a cold windy winter's night...

Maple-Baked Pork

Ingredients to serve 4

¼ cup olive oil, plus 2 tbsp

½ cup maple syrup

8 carrots, peeled and chopped

into batons

20 sage leaves

4 garlic cloves, crushed, skin on

4 pork-loin cutlets

Method

1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Place 1/4 cup olive oil and maple syrup in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and whisk to combine.

2 Put carrots, sage, and garlic in a large baking dish and spoon over half the maple-syrup mixture.

3 Cook in oven for 15-20 minutes or until carrots start to caramelise. Heat oil in a nonstick frying pan and cook pork for 1-2 minutes on each side. Set pork on top of carrots in baking dish and pour over remaining maple-syrup mixture.

4 Return to the oven and cook for another 8-10 minutes or until pork is cooked through. Season with black pepper. Serve with salad.