Fillet of Pork Wrapped in Pancetta served with a Classic Red Wine Sauce

Fillet of Pork Wrapped in Pancetta served with a Classic Red Wine Sauce

Serves: 3-4

A great-looking dish, this is incredibly easy to pull together, yet can command a premium on menus. The red wine ‘Marchand de Vin’ is a classic sauce, made by reducing red wine and chopped shallots and then simmering in the demi-glace. Ideal as a quick ‘stand-by’ sauce, it's also delicious served with roasts and steaks.

Ingredients

  • 250ml Recipere Demi Glace, prepared according to pack instructions
  • 100ml red wine
  • ¼ cup chopped shallots
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 fillet of pork trimmed
  • 2 slices Pancetta
  • 2 sage leaves

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200C.
  2. Cut the pork fillet in half across the width, season and place 1 sage leaf on each piece, then wrap each fillet with the Pancetta and chill for 10 minutes
  3. Add a small amount of olive oil to a heavy bottom pan and sauté the fillets on all sides then place in the oven to cook through for 6 minutes.
  4. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the wine and shallots. Heat until the liquid boils, lower the heat a bit and continue simmering until the liquid has reduced by half.
  5. Add the Recipere Demi Glace, then lower heat to a simmer and reduce for about 5 minutes.
  6. Season to taste with black pepper.
  7. Remove the pork fillet from the oven and allow to rest prior to serving with the Red Wine Sauce.
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