Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 pork medallions
  • 1 recipe for homemade pasta dough or use store-bought spaghetti
  • 1/2 pumpkin
  • 150 gram snow peas
  • 1 teaspoon ground chili
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • 4 tablespoons mustard
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon + extra
  • pepper and salt to taste
  • parsley for garnish

Instruction

  • You will need the following cooking equipment:: cutting board & chef's knife, large pan, oven, oven tray lined with parchment paper, (immersion) blender, large skillet, pasta machine if your making your own spaghetti, skimmer
  • If you're making your own pasta dough, you should start with this so the dough can rest while you create the rest of the recipe. PRE-HEAT the oven to 200 degrees celsius or 390 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • PEEL the pumpkin, remove the seeds and chop 2/3rd of it into pieces and the other 1/3rd into beautiful small cubes. The pieces will be used for a smooth pumpkin puree.
  • PLACE all of the pumpkin onto the baking tray, separating the cubes and pieces both on one side of the tray. DRIZZLE the pumpkin with olive oil, pepper, salt, a teaspoon of ground chili and about 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon.
  • ROAST the pumpkin in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until soft enough. REMOVE the cubes from the oven, set them aside and ROAST the larger pieces about 5 minutes more.
  • SEASON the pork medallions with pepper and salt. RUB them with mustard and divide a tablespoon of ground cinnamon powder over the meat. FILL a large pan with water and salt and bring to a boil. Pork medallions with mustard and cinnamon
  • HEAT a bit of olive oil and butter in the large skillet and cook the medallions for about 4 minutes on both sides on medium-high heat. When the water has come to a boil, COOK the snow peas for about 5 minutes.
  • MEANWHILE use your pasta machine to create homemade spaghetti from the pasta dough. REMOVE the snow peas from the water using a skimmer and bring the water back to a boil.
  • COOK the homemade pasta for about 2 to 3 minutes and then drain immediately. Use a blender or immersion blender to create a smooth pumpkin puree. If needed, season with pepper and salt. 
  • DIVIDE the pork medallions into slices. DIVIDE the pasta, pumpkin puree, pumpkin cubes, snow peas and pork pieces over 4 plates and enjoy!