Ballot Kicherer Badenhorst’s Cocoa-coffee pork loin with chocolate-cranberry sauce

  • Post published:December 15, 2017

With the relaxed atmosphere of Eikendal’s Cucina di Giovanni and the friendly approach of chef Ballot, you’re in for a treat at this Winelands gem. Ballot showcases his approach to cooking through creative new recipes and taste combinations, grounded in traditional Italian fare. He showed us how it’s done by creating this pork loin just for MK!

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Behind the scenes at Eikendal Vineyards with chef Ballot Kicherer Badenhorst

  • Post published:February 6, 2017

Since our one true love is chocolate, we want to put it in everything this Valentine's Day. So we decided to challenge chef Ballot to create a unique chocolate-inspired savoury dish just for MyKitchen. He rolled a scrumptious pork loin in a cocoa-coffee rub, that resulted in the yummiest, crispiest crust when it arrived on the plate. Served with carrots, baby marrow and a white chocolate and cranberry sauce (white chocolate, coffee and pork are a match made in heaven, by the way), we ate every last bite.

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