Loosely translated as ‘targ into the sunset’, this recipe was given to me by an elderly Klingon lady while I was visiting Qo'noS. She taught me that not all Klingons were warriors, but that behind every great Klingon warrior was a mother that had made him strong, and she must have been right. All five of her sons were highly revered Klingon warriors.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- 4 targ (or pork) loin chops or steaks, boneless
- 300ml chicken stock (a chicken stock cube in 300ml of water is fine)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp gravy granules
- 80g dried apricots, halved or quartered (about 10-12 apricots)
Method
- Trim the loin steaks and flatten a little with a mallet so that they are about 1cm thick.
- Rub the pork with oil and add a little freshly ground black pepper.
- Put the chicken stock and cinnamon stick into a pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a griddle pan until hot and then add the steaks. You will cook them for 3-4 minutes each side.
- After the chicken stock has simmered, add the gravy granules and apricots. Simmer for a further 5 minutes.
- Once cooked through, arrange the pork steaks on the plates and drizzle over the gravy and apricots (but remove the cinnamon stick).
Serve with potato wedges and your choice of vegetables.
