Pork chops with potatoes & mushrooms

2 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2.00eight-ounce pork chops
1salt; to taste
1freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
2.00garlic cloves; cut in thin slivers
1.00tablespoonoil
1.00tablespoonwhite vinegar
½cupwhite wine
2.00sprigs fresh thyme
2.00bay leaves
20.00smallparisian scooped potatoes; see * note
10.00morel mushroom caps; if available
1(if not 5 large shiitake caps; split in half)
1chopped fresh parsley; for garnish

Directions

* Note: Use a small scoop similar to a melon baller to 'carve' the potatoes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season pork chops with salt and pepper.

Using a small knife, make 5 slits on each of the pork chops and insert a sliver of garlic deep into each slit. In a cast iron skillet or oven-proof skillet heat oil. Brown chops for 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Add vinegar, wine, thyme, bay leaves, potatoes, and mushrooms. Place in the oven and cook for 15 to 18 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and brown, and pork is cooked through but not dry. Remove from the pan and arrange on a platter. Garnish with chopped parsley. This recipe yields 2 servings.

Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2221 broadcast 10-07-1996) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

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11-19-1996

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

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