Name: Bill Granger's pork steaks and nut salsa recipe
Yield: Serves: 2
Ingredients: 4 x 200g pork loin steaks; Extravirgin olive oil, to brush; Sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper

By Bill Granger

published 31 July 2009

in Recipes

Pork steaks with cashew nut salsa, made with cucumber, lime, coriander and chilli, work well in this Bill Granger recipe.

Ingredients

4 x 200g pork loin steaks
Extravirgin olive oil, to brush
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper

For the cashew nut salsa

1 large cucumber
60ml lime juice
1tbsp fish sauce
1tsp sugar
2 coriander roots, finely chopped
65g roasted unsalted cashews, chopped
Small handful coriander leaves, chopped
1 red chilli, finely chopped

To serve

Blanched asparagus
Iceberg lettuce

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Method

For the salsa, halve, peel, deseed and finely dice the cucumber. Place in a bowl with all the other ingredients and toss to mix. Set aside.
Heat a griddle or heavy-based frying pan over a high heat. Brush the pork steaks with olive oil and season well. Cook them for 3-4 mins on each side, depending on thickness, until cooked through.
Serve the pork steaks with the asparagus, lettuce and cashew nut salsa.

Top Tip for making Bill Granger's pork steaks and nut salsa

Bill's tip: 'I like to make the cashew salsa before cooking the steaks, to give the flavours time to meld and soften.'

Bill Granger is an Australian chef and food writer who started his early career training as an artist in Sydney but his passion slowly moved to food and he became a self taught chef. By 1993, Bill decided to open his first restaurant, Bill's, in Sydney, that serves legendary breakfast. By 1996, he had opened two restaurants in the city which were both huge immediate successes, creating a name for himself as one to watch in Australia's food industry. Since then Bill is now the brains behind worldwide restaurant chain Granger & Co. with restaurants all over London, Australia, Tokoyo, Seoul and Hawaii and has written 11 best-selling cookbooks and recorded five cookery series, where he explores the produce, cuisines and locations across the world. It is apparent that Bill's sunny, relaxed approach to food is one of the reasons for his popularity across the world and also his love for making recipes that are hearty as well as super quick and easy to follow. Like the sound of Bill's recipes? Check out our Bill Granger recipe collection.