Pork Chops With Morels Recipes

PORK CHOPS WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Wash the morels in two to three changes of water. Pat them dry and cut them into halves or quarters, according to their size.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Fry chops in a small roasting pan for three minutes on each side in a tablespoon of butter and oil until each side is brown. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the fat from the pan and place the chops and the pan in the oven for six to eight minutes. Remove the chops from the oven and keep them warm on a plate.
• Make the sauce. Cook the morels in the remaining butter for three minutes. Add the sherry and reduce by half. Add the cream and simmer until the sauce has a velvety consistency. Correct seasoning and add lemon juice to taste. Place chops on a serving dish and reheat in the oven for two to three minutes. Add any juices released by the chops to the sauce. Pour sauce over and around chops, sprinkle with tarragon and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH MOREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine cooking oil and thyme in small dish; set aside.
• Soak mushrooms in 1 cup warm water 30-60 minutes.
• Dust chops with seasoned flour; pat off excess.
• Heat large ovenproof skillet on medium-high. Add just enough olive oil to coat bottom of pan and heat until oil faintly smokes.
• Carefully place chops in pan. Turn when carmelized (edges turn paper-bag brown about 1/4 of the way up the sides), 3-5 minutes.
• Top each chop with 1/4 Tbsp butter; drizzle with the thyme seasoned cooking oil (basting oil).
• Place skillet with chops in oven and bake 15-20 minutes, until thermometer inserted into thickest part of chops reads 145 degrees.
• Meanwhile, manually squeeze water from mushrooms (save liquid). Slice mushrooms in half lengthwise.
• Heat 1 tsp butter in medium skillet on medium-high. Stir in shallots and mushroom. Add wine and reserved mushroom liquid; simmer until almost dry, 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in demi-glace and Quark; heat to simmering.
• Add remaining 1 tsp butter.
• Remove skillet from oven; let chops rest 5 minutes to reach 150 degrees.
• Serve sauce over chops.

ROASTED DOUBLE RACK OF PORK WITH MOREL MUSHROOM PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop garlic and quartered shallots in mini processor. Scrape down bowl. Add next 5 ingredients; blend until paste forms.
• Arrange roasts, bone side down, on work surface. Make 6 to 8 shallow slits in fat on each. Rub some of herb paste into slits. Rub remaining herb paste all over roasts. Stand roasts in large roasting pan, bone sides facing each other and rib bones pointing upward. Interlock ends of rib bones, pushing roasts together. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Uncover; let stand 2 hours at room temperature before continuing.)
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Roast until thermometer inserted into pork from center of top registers 140°F, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Remove pan from oven; let pork rest 20 to 30 minutes (internal temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees; meat will be faintly pink).
• Transfer roasts, still interlocked, to platter; reserve roasting pan with juices for sauce. Cut between ribs into chops. Serve with mushroom pan sauce.

20 MINUTE PORK CHOPS MORNAY

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown pork chops in hot oil.
• Add soup and water; cover and simmer until pork is no longer pink (about 20 minutes).
• Stir in shredded Swiss, parmesan and nutmeg after removing from heat.
• Serve over cooked rice or egg noodles.

ROASTED VEAL CHOP WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Pour boiling water over morels in a small bowl and soak until morels are softened, about 30 minutes. Transfer morels with a slotted spoon to a medium-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Press on morels with back of spoon to remove excess liquid (be careful not to squeeze out all the moisture), then add to soaking liquid and reserve. Rinse morels to remove any grit. Reserve morels and liquid separately, allowing liquid to settle.
• While morels soak, let veal chops stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Pat chops dry and season with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper (total). Heat an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil and heat until smoking, then add veal chops and sear underside well, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn chops over and sear 1 minute.
• Add butter, garlic, and thyme to skillet and baste veal with melting butter. Transfer skillet to oven and cook, basting every few minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center of chop registers 130 to 135°F for medium-rare, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chops to a plate to rest. Discard garlic and thyme, keeping juices and fat in skillet, and return to burner over medium-high heat. (Handle will be very hot.) Add morels and sauté 1 minute. Add shallot and sauté 1 minute.
• Remove from heat briefly and add Cognac, then return to heat and deglaze, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until most of liquid has evaporated. Slowly pour in reserved soaking liquid, being careful to leave last tablespoon (containing sediment) in bowl. Add meat juices from plate and boil until liquid has reduced to about 1/3 cup.
• Stir in crème fraîche, swirling to incorporate, and boil until morels are lightly coated and liquid is slightly thickened. Stir in chives and tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Serve chops smothered with morels.

PORK CHOPS WITH BASIL AND MARSALA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the flour and garlic salt in a large resealable plastic bag. Place pork chops in the bag, and shake to coat.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and brown chops on both sides. Transfer to a baking dish, and sprinkle with basil. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove foil, pour in Marsala wine, and continue baking 15 minutes, basting occasionally with the wine. Skim off and discard any fat and season chops with salt and pepper to serve.