Pork, swede and apple casserole

A delicious pork casserole using seasonal vegetables and cooked in cider.

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil 
225 g (8 oz) lean pork fillet, diced 
1 medium onion, sliced 
10 g (1⁄2 level tbsp) plain flour 
200 ml (7 fl oz) dry cider 
1 small eating apple, peeled, cored and sliced 
One swede, finely sliced 

Preheat the oven to 190 C, fan oven 170 C, gas mark 5. 

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the pork and onion for five minutes until browned. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually stir in the cider and bring to the boil. Add the apple. 

Layer 1⁄3 swede in the base of a small casserole dish, top with half the pork, add another 1⁄3 swede. Spoon the remaining pork over and finish with a layer of the remaining swede. Cover and bake for 11⁄2 hours until tender. 

(Serves 2) 
Calories per serving: 418

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