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Afelia
Serves 4
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Marinade for 4 hours
Afelia is a traditional dish eaten in both Greece and Cyprus. It's usually cooked in an earthenware dish (called tava) in a clay oven. The pork is marinated in red wine with crushed coriander seeds
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- 675g pork fillet
- 4tps coriander seeds
- 45ml olive oil
- 2 large onions sliced
- 300ml red wine
- salt and ground pepper
- fresh coriander/parsley to garnish
Method
step 1
cut pork into small piecesstep 2
Finely crush coriander seeds with a pestle and mortar taking care to cover the mortar to stop the seeds jumping out. You can also use a rolling pin but keep covered with a tea towel or seeds will escape. Add to the pork with salt and pepperstep 3
Leave to marinate in fridge for about 4 hours (or overnight)step 4
Pre-heat oven to 160C (325F/Mark 3)step 5
Heat some of the oil and fry meat on a high heat for a few minutes until golden and then add to tava or oven-proof dishstep 6
Heat remaining oil, add onions and fry until soft and transluscent in colourstep 7
Add wine and simmer for a few minutesstep 8
Pour over meat and cover with lid or foil and cook for at least one hour until meat is soft
