HERB-CRUST PORK WITH GARLIC MUSHROOMS
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz pork loin
- batted out flat with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley
- chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh chives
- chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh coriander
- chopped
- 100g/3½oz white breadcrumbs
- 50g/1¾oz flour
- seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 whole free-range eggs
- beaten
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 25g/1oz unsalted butter
- 1 clove garlic
- finely chopped
- frac12;onion
- finely chopped
- 100g/3½oz chestnut mushrooms
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- For the pork
- place the fresh herbs and breadcrumbs into a bowl and mix together.
- Place the flour into a bowl and dredge the pork loin in the flour. Dip the floured pork loin into the eggs then roll in the herbed breadcrumb mixture to coat.
- Dip into the egg and herbed breadcrumbs once more.
- Heat the oil in an ovenproof frying pan over a high heat. Add the pork and fry for two minutes on each side until crisp and golden. Transfer into the oven and roast for five minutes
- or until completely cooked through.
- For the mushrooms
- heat the oil and butter in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and fry until soft.
- Add the mushrooms and cook until soft
- then season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- arrange the mushrooms onto the middle of a serving plate and place the pork on top.

