Pork fillet in curry cream and pineapple

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g pork fillet(s)
• 1 tbsp clarified butter
• 4 slices of pineapple
• 2 m.-sized onion(s)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp curry paste, yellow
• 500 ml whipped cream
• 1 tbsp, heaped curry powder, mild
• 1 tbsp paprika powder, sweet
• ½ tsp Pul Biber
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 150 g Gouda, grated
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 50 minutes; Total time approx. 13 hours 20 minutes

to prepare well

Trim the pork fillet and cut into 2 cm thick medallions. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. Cut the fresh pineapple into chunks. Peel, quarter, and strip the onions. Peel and finely dice the garlic. Heat the clarified butter in a pan and briefly sear the medallions on both sides over high heat. Place them tightly together in a casserole dish. Sauté the onions in the pan over medium heat, add the garlic and pineapple cubes, and sauté for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Spread everything over the meat. Briefly sauté the tomato paste and curry paste in the warm pan. Deglaze with cream and stir until smooth. Stir in the spices, juice, and soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Melt half of the grated cheese in the sauce. Pour the sauce over the meat and vegetables, ensuring everything is covered. Cover the casserole dish and refrigerate overnight. The next day, preheat the oven to 180°C (fan/convection oven) and remove the casserole dish from the refrigerator. Cover with foil and heat on the middle rack of the preheated oven for about 30 minutes. Then remove the foil and sprinkle the casserole with the remaining grated cheese. Return to the oven for another 20 minutes, until the cheese is golden brown. Serve with croquettes, hash browns, rice, or tagliatelle. Note: If you’re using canned pineapple, you can use the juice from the can instead of the orange juice. The casserole dish shouldn’t be too big so that the sauce completely covers everything later. You can also prepare everything in the morning and then heat and bake the casserole in the evening.