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Roast pork with apples and mashed potatoes

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 90 minutes, around $2.61 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

90mintotal
≈ $2.61a serving
796kcalper serving
73gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Roast pork with apples and mashed potatoes, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 180 °C and take the roast out of the fridge. Let it come up in temperature while you prep the rest.

  2. Cut and season the roast

    Cut the 0.6 kg roast into two equal pieces, then season each piece with salt and pepper on both sides. Sprinkle with dried thyme (0.5 tsp total).

  3. Brown the pieces

    Heat the olive oil (0.5 tbsp) in the skillet over high heat and brown the pieces 3 min per side.

    Tip · Don't move the pieces before flipping them, they let go of the skillet on their own once the crust is nicely browned.

  4. Prep the apple

    Wash the apple, core it and cut it into wedges. Arrange them around the pieces of meat.

  5. Bake

    Put the skillet in the oven (or move everything to the baking dish) at 180 °C for 45 min. The pork should hit 70 °C inside, with clear juices and no pink.

    Tip · Stick the thermometer into the center of the thickest piece, and give it a few more minutes if you're not at 70 °C.

  6. Cook the potatoes

    Peel the potatoes (0.5 kg), cut them into chunks and drop them into a saucepan of cold salted water. Plan on 20 min at a simmer once it boils, until a knife slides in with no resistance.

  7. Mash

    Drain the potatoes and put them back in the saucepan. Mash them with the butter (15 g) and milk (5 cl), then season with salt and pepper.

    Tip · Mash with a fork rather than a blender, it stays lighter and doesn't turn gluey.

  8. Rest and serve

    Take the roast out of the oven and let it rest 5 min under a sheet of paper or covered. Slice it and serve with the apples and mash.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 796 kcal. 26% comes from carbs, 37% from protein and 35% from fat.

52 gCarbs
73 gProtein
31 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy796 kcal
Protein73.1 g
Carbs52.3 g
of which sugars11.8 g
Fat30.9 g
of which saturated fat13.8 g
Fiber7.4 g
Salt0.3 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.61 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.22for 2 people
≈ $2.61a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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