Barbecued pork with sage, lemon & prosciutto

Barbecued pork with sage, lemon & prosciutto

If the sun's out and the barbie's on - try this super-tasty pork dish with zesty lemon

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40-50 minutes

Method

  1. Whizz together the prosciutto, the zest of three and the juice from 11⁄2 lemons, the chopped sage and plenty of seasoning until blended to give a thick paste. Put aside and reserve the rest of the lemons.
  2. Cut each tenderloin lengthways down the centre, but not all the way through. Open out the meat, butterfly style, and flatten slightly. Make about 10 deep slashes in each tenderloin, cutting about three quarters of the way through. Rub the paste over the meat and into the slashes.
  3. Brush the tenderloins with oil. Barbecue the meat, paste side down, for 6-8 minutes. Turn over and cook for a further 6-8 minutes until tender and cooked through.
  4. Transfer the pork to a platter and, while hot, top it with the slices of butter. Leave for a minute or two to melt. Squeeze the reserved lemon halves over the pork (or use fresh ones). Scatter with sage sprigs, then serve cut into thick slices.

255 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 13.6 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 0g, salt 0.62 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2003.

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  • 14 November 2007

    coby rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A summer barbeque in France with friends

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  • 09 January 2008

    emmalouise283 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely fresh flavours, a true taste of summer

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  • 26 February 2008

    blackie rated and commented on this recipe

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    NOT JUST FOR BBQ, ALSO GOOD IF COOKING INDOORS, USE AN ELECTRIC FRY PAN.

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  • 09 May 2008

    cookbook rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely delicious. Succulent, savoury and zingy. I usually do mine on the griddle pan and turns out perfect.

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  • 29 July 2008

    knickers commented on this recipe

    absolutely deliscious, and packed with flavour. would do this one again and again. quick too ./

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  • 29 July 2008

    knickers rated and commented on this recipe

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    forgot to put the star rating !

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  • 30 July 2008

    Kedgeree rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good. I used the griddle on our bbq which worked very well as the prosciutto paste did not fall through the bbq bars.

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  • 04 November 2008

    Vikster rated and commented on this recipe

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    I used this receipe in the summer for a family bbq and it went down a treat - I was disappointed that there were no leftovers!

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  • 20 June 2009

    Jayne rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious ... everyone loved it and wanted the recipe!

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  • 30 August 2009

    Caryl rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious m and very tasty.every one at the barbeque asked for the recipe. The recipe could not have been any easier.

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  • 22 December 2010

    Magic Maggie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely recipe - very easy, quick, and delicious! Made it mid-week in winter - not on the bbq, but in a cast iron frying pan! Brought back all the tastes of summer! Cooking times were absolutely perfect! Served it with mash and spinach!

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  • 20 January 2012

    Justabeena rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely, really easy. Put the paste on the meat and left in fridge to marinade so really quick when came to cooking it in the evening. Didn't BBQ as made in Jan! Just seared meat in pan and finished in oven. Would use less lemon next time as overpowered the ham a bit.

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  • 11 July 2012

    HannaG rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this for Derby Day BBQ and it was delicious - everyone wanted the recipe and I will definitely make again - though cooking indoors, given the current weather!!!

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  • 03 June 2013

    Mumble rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious, really tasty. Made this for family and they loved it and have asked for the recipe, so it must be good! I have made this a few times and think it's best with the lemon quantity cut down - I reduce it to two lemons zest and rind, as with three it's a bit much. Otherwise absolutely delicious - and very very quick to chuck together for a BBQ too.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40-50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 85g pack of prosciutto
  • juice of 3 lemons , zest finely grated
  • 3 tbsp fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped
  • 3 x 350-450g/12oz-1lb pork tenderloins , trimmed of any fat
  • oil for brushing
  • 50g butter , chilled and cut into thin slices
  • sage sprigs, to garnish
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255 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 1g, fat 13.6 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 0g, salt 0.62 g

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