- 2 pork loin steaks
- A 150g bag of bulgar wheat
- 1 pear
- 1 celery stick
- 2 large handfuls of watercress
- 1 pomegranate
- 1 lemon
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
- Heatproof bowl
- Cling film (optional)
- A couple of bowls
- Sieve
- Frying pan
- 1.
Tip the bulgar into a heatproof bowl. Stir through a pinch of salt. Cover with boiling water bringing the level 1cm above the bulgar. Cover with cling film or a plate and set aside to absorb.
- 2.
Zest and juice the lemon. Cut the pear into quarters, slice out the core and coarsely grate. Pop into a bowl with the lemon juice and zest to stop it going brown. Stir in ½ tbsp oil. This is your dressing.
- 3.
Put a sieve over a bowl. Halve the pomegranate. Hold one half, cut-side down, in your hand over the sieve. Whack it with a wooden spoon to shake out the seeds and juice. Repeat with the other half. Reserve the seeds and juice for later.
- 4.
Thinly slice the celery stick. Roughly chop half the watercress.
- 5.
Rub a pinch of salt and pepper over the pork steaks. Heat a frying pan. Add in 1 tbsp oil and the pork steaks. Fry for 3-5 mins on each side till browned and cooked through.
- 6.
Pour in the pomegranate juice. Bubble up, then remove from the heat.
- 7.
Drain the bulgar wheat, if necessary. Fold the pear and lemon dressing through the bulgar. Add the celery, chopped watercress and most of the pomegranate seeds (save a few for garnishing).
- 8.
Serve the pomegranate pork steaks with the jewelled bulgar and remaining watercress, scattered with a few extra pomegranate seeds.