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Pork poached in milk with cavolo nero
Photo: Sam Loyd

Pork poached in milk with cavolo nero

10 ingredients 30 min Serves 4-6 openrecipes

This is a traditional Italian method of cooking pork that makes the meat wonderfully tender. Flavouring the milk with sage and lemon makes the dish extra special.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

797
Calories
40g
Protein
48g
Fat
56g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 175g/6oz unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 x 750g/1lb 10oz boned pork loin
  • 4 garlic
  • 6 sage
  • 2 unwaxed lemons
  • 1.5 litres/2½ pints full-fat milk
  • 500g/1lb 2oz small potatoes
  • 1 head cavolo nero
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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