Cheesy Baked Pork with Tomatoes

Budget-friendly, filling, tasty — for holidays and every day! Pork belly baked with cheese and tomatoes in the oven is a flavorful, spicy dish that everyone will love. Any side dish for meat is suitable: from a light salad, stewed vegetables or rice to fried potatoes.
cook time: 50 min
Ruby Colston
Cheesy Baked Pork with Tomatoes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

176
Calories
14g
Fat
3g
Carbs
10g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 1 clove
Tomatoes 2 pc
Salt to taste
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Hard cheese 80 g
Bulb onions 1 pc
Pork 400 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake brisket with cheese in the oven? Prepare all the necessary products. You can use any part of the pork carcass (I used pork belly), but it must be chilled meat, because... When frozen, any product loses a significant part of its nutrients.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the brisket, dry it and cut it into pieces of any shape. These can be larger or smaller pieces — as you wish!

Step 3

Step 3
Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems and cut into medium-thick slices.

Step 4

Step 4
Peel the onion and cut into feathers.

Step 5

Step 5
Mix everything chopped. Add chopped garlic. I put the clove through a press, but it’s quite possible to grate it on a fine grater or simply chop it with a knife. If fresh garlic is unavailable, it can be replaced with garlic powder.

Step 6

Step 6
Add sour cream. Sour cream can also be replaced with cream, natural yogurt or mayonnaise, which is much less desirable, because mayonnaise is not recommended to be heat-treated.

Step 7

Step 7
Add some salt. At this stage, you can also add some of your favorite herbs or seasonings to the dish: ground hot pepper or paprika, suneli hops, Provençal herbs. Or maybe it will be chopped fresh parsley or dill, a sprig of thyme or rosemary.

Step 8

Step 8
Prepare a heatproof baking dish. It is advisable that its sides be high enough — after all, during the cooking process, the meat will release juice and the dish will increase in volume and there is no need for the contents of the mold to spill over the edge.

Step 9

Step 9
Pour the meat mixture into the pan.

Step 10

Step 10
Carefully place tomato slices on top.

Step 11

Step 11
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and place on the tomatoes. Loosely — to prevent the foil from sticking to the cheese, cover the pan with foil. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake until done, about 40 minutes. If you want a crust to appear on top, remove the foil 10 minutes before the end of cooking.

Step 12

Step 12
Serve the dish immediately while it is hot. Bon appetit!

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