Pork - Cumin Roasted and Fried Squash and Cannellini Beans
I reckon this is a dish I could eat a lot of, and on its own. It is a mouthful to say and indeed a mouthful to eat! And a fine mouthful at that.

Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash
- 8 baby new potatoes
- 2 tablespoons of cumin seeds
- 4 halved long shallots
- 400gm tin of drained cannellini beans
- Pinch of a garam masala mix
- 125gm of vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon of crème fraîche
- Black pepper
- Olive oil
Details
Level of difficulty Easy
Cooking time 50mins
Cost Budget Friendly
Preparation
Step 1
I had a butternut squash but wanted to experiment rather than just roast it straight. I peeled the beast, cut it into rings then halved the pieces. I then cut about 8 baby new potatoes in half.
Step 2
I gurzled – new word I just made up (and I like it!) – some olive oil into a roasting tin and scattered over 2 tablespoons of cumin seeds.
Step 3
I popped this into a hot oven – 200°C- for about 10 minutes, then added (carefully mind) the squash pieces and the potatoes. I then put the roasting tin back in the oven for around 40 minutes.
Step 4
I had a loin of pork in the oven roasting satisfyingly away to itself on a bed of 4 halved long shallots and when it was ready I rescued the onions and put to one side.
Step 5
Whilst the meat rested, I took out the squash and spuds and added it all to a large frying pan to which I added the shallots and a 400 gm tin of drained cannellini beans.
Step 6
Oh, and a little pinch of a garam masala mix. A little salt and pepper was duly ground over also and stirred gently for 5 minutes or so whilst everything gets romantically aromatic.
Step 7
The smell is divine. Rapturous. Roasting it first and then transferring it to finish off with the beans and shallots was a good move, if not economical on the washing up side of things!
Step 8
Just for the sake of completing the circle – my main intention was after all to draw your attention to the fabulous squash dish – I added 125 gm of vegetable stock to the pork juices in the pan plus a tablespoon of crème fraîche and some black pepper.
Step 9
The whole meal was one of my favourite Sunday spreads for a while.
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