THE FITBUG RECIPE BOOK

Posted 10 August 2007

Meat feast

Serve up this tasty and exotic dish to add an extra kick to your week.

Moroccan pork fillet

Buzz factor: A fully trimmed pork serving contains up to less fat per 100g than a grilled salmon steak, an avocado pear or reduced fat cheese spread.

Bonus points: Pork provides 29 per cent of RDA of zinc, which helps the immune system and 100 per cent of thiamin which is important for energy production and digestion.

202 calories per serving

Ingredients:
4 lean pork fillets
Cumin seeds
All spice
Cinammon
Dried mint
Oil

How to:

• Mix together 5ml (1 tsp) cumin seeds, 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) all spice, 2.5ml cinammon, 2.5ml dried mint and 15ml (tbsp) oil
• Smear over pork fillets until evenly coated
• Cook in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes

Serves 4

Additional serving suggestions: On a bed of rice with a tomato and spring onion salad and a spicy tomato chutney or yoghurt dip.