Pork Chops or Loin

with bacon and mushrooms

INGREDIENTS

• 6 strips bacon, chopped or 4 oz pancetta
• 2 to 4 pork chops or loin
• salt and pepper
• 1 C mushrooms, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• Fresh thyme (bunch)
• 1 T olive oil
• 2 T flour
• 1 C cream
• 1 T Demi-glace or Better Than Bouillon

PREPARATION

1. Preheat oven to 250°F.
2. Cook bacon or pancetta at medium heat for about 3 mins.
3. Season pork with salt and pepper. Turn heat to high-medium heat, cook pork 2 min per side in fat.
4. Remove the pork to a plate and place in oven with temperature probe set at 140°F.
5. Add 1 T olive oil, mushrooms, garlic and thyme to the pan.
6. Cook on medium heat for about 5 min, stirring, until mushrooms soften and release juices. Sprinkle 2 T flour all over the mushrooms, and stir the flour in on medium heat.
7. Add cream and demi-glace and raise the heat to bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low.  Remove thyme.
8. Add back the pork and reheat if necessary.
9. Serve with mushrooms and bacon mixture on top.