Pork Madeira Recipes

PORK MEDALLIONS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the pork on each side for 2-3 mins until golden brown. Set aside on a plate.
• Melt the butter in the pan and, when foaming, fry the shallots and mushrooms over a medium heat for 10 mins. Add the garlic and cook for another 1 min. Stir through the flour and cook for another 2 mins. Whisk through the madeira and boil for 2 mins. Gradually stir through the stock until the sauce is lump free. Add the thyme and mustard and season to taste.
• Return the pork to the pan and simmer uncovered for 5-7 mins or until the pork is cooked through. Stir through the cream and heat again until simmering. Serve with creamy mashed potatoes and wilted greens.

PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOMS AND MADEIRA

Steps:

• Dry pork and sprinkle both sides with the salt and pepper. In a saute pan or skillet, heat the oil and butter to almost smoking. Add the pork and brown well, about two minutes per side. Remove.
• Add the shallots to the pan and saute until golden. Add the mushrooms and saute until beginning to color. Add the thyme and return the pork chops to the pan. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until pork is just cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Do not overcook.
• Remove the pork to a warm serving platter. Raise heat and add Madeira. Bring to boil, stirring and scraping pan, and cook until reduced to half.
• Add cream, bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly until lightly thickened. Pour sauce over pork, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

ROAST PORK WITH MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the pork into a roasting pan with 1 cup water, white wine, vinegar, bayleaves, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
• Bake in a moderate oven. Baste from time to time until the pork is tender. Take from the pan, thicken the sauce with a flour and water paste, add the madeira and strain.
• Slice the pork and serve with the sauce poured over it.
• Tom make a crisp crust, remove the pork from the pan when it is tender and leave to get cold. Brush the top with beaten egg yolk, coat with breadcrumbs, moisten with gravy and return to the oven. Continue roasting and basting until you have a crust half an inch thick.