Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Caramelized Apples And Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed, thinly sliced
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 None whole star anise
1 None large apple, cored, cut into wedges
None None Couscous
1/2 cup couscous
1/2 cup hot apple juice or boiling water
1 tbsp butter
1 x 14 oz can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
1/4 cup parsley, roughly chopped

Preparation

Heat butter and oil in a large frying pan on high. Cook pork 2-3 minutes each side, until golden brown. Remove from pan and set aside, loosely covered in foil, to rest.
Add sugar and spices to pan, stirring to combine. Add apples and cook, stirring, until tender and caramelized. Return pork to pan; heat through.
Meanwhile, combine couscous, juice and butter in a large heatproof bowl. Cover and set aside 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork to separate grains. Stir in the chickpeas and parsley and season to taste.
Serve pork and apples on a bed of couscous.