3 meat recipes with fruit
Meat and fruit: an unusual pairing
Meat and fruit? What an unusual pairing! In reality, there are many dishes based on meat and fruit, from the typical dish of ham and melon, or raw ham and figs, to red fruit reductions to be served with game. The idea of combining cooking meat with fruit in the kitchen perhaps reminds us of oriental and overseas dishes but some gems of Italian cuisine offer tasty combinations that create an explosion of flavor that you don't expect. If we then purchase fresh Italian meat from our trusted online butcher, the success of the dish will be guaranteed. Let's discover three meat recipes with fruit: the speed will amaze you and the taste even more!
Beef slices with fruit
Ingredients
- 500 g of rump slices (or sliced rump )
- 8 peaches in syrup
- 1 banana
- 10 strawberries
- 1 head of lettuce
- parsley to taste
- coconut milk
- extra virgin olive oil
- 100g of butter
- Salt and Pepper To Taste
Method
Take the slices of beef, add salt and pepper and brown them in hot oil on both sides for about 3 minutes. In the meantime, heat the peaches in syrup with their syrup in a pan, peel and cut the banana into slices and brown it in a pan with butter and coconut milk for 4 minutes.
Wash and clean the strawberries and cut them into pieces. Wash the lettuce, dry it and place it on a serving plate. On top of the rump slices , place the peaches, banana slices and strawberries together with the sauces. Serve immediately and enjoy this explosion of flavor.
Smoked pork with apple compote
Ingredients
- 300 g of smoked pork fillet cut into slices
- 200 ml of apple juice and 250 of diced apple pulp
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon spicy mustard
- 1 bunch of thyme
- 1 ½ tablespoons honey
- 50 g of walnuts
- 1 mix of salad to taste (we recommend radicchio, chicory and riccia)
- 4 tablespoons of raspberry vinegar or balsamic vinegar of Modena
- extra virgin olive oil
- 10 g of sugar
- 10 g of butter
- Salt and Pepper To Taste
Method
Prepare the apple compote: mix the apple and lemon juice, the mustard and the honey, pour the mixture into a pan and bring to the boil. Simmer until the liquid has reduced and evaporated completely. Now add the apple cubes and continue cooking for 2 minutes over low heat. Lightly salt, pepper and add the thyme to taste. Let cool.
Cut the walnut kernels into quarters. Melt the sugar in a pan, add the butter and let it melt. Add the walnuts and flavor with more thyme. salt lightly and let cool. Clean the salads and arrange them on the plate.
Prepare a vinaigrette with vinegar, oil and water and add parsley to taste. Season the salad with this sauce and distribute on plates. Arrange, alternating, the already cooked pork fillet and apple compote, forming small towers. Finally decorate with the walnut brittle and enjoy.
Meat skewers with plums
Ingredients for 6 people
- 600 g of whole beef rump
- 20/30 dried plums
- 1 sprig of thyme
- Bay leaves
- extra virgin olive oil to taste
- Salt and Pepper To Taste
Method
Place the plums in a bowl and cover them with hot water and leave to soften. Cut the rump into not too small square pieces. Start assembling the skewers by alternating the plums, the pieces of meat and some bay leaves.
Once you have prepared all the skewers, oil them, salt them and pepper them and sprinkle them with the thyme and cook them on a hot grill - or a non-stick pan -, taking care to turn them often and sprinkle them with oil. As soon as they are ready, serve piping hot accompanied by salad or chips.
