Tennessee Pork With Greens(Cook's Country)
- 4 slices bacon, chopped fine
- 2 pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch pieces (1 1/2 to 2 pounds total)
- salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 lbs swiss chard, curly-leaf spinach or 2 lbs beet leaves, stemmed and chopped
- 4 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 13 cup Bourbon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1.
- Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes.
- Transfer bacon to paper towellined plate.
- Pour off fat, reserving 3 tablespoons.
- 2.
- Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook pork in 2 tablespoons bacon fat over medium-high heat until well browned all over and meat registers 145 degrees, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to platter and tent with foil.
- 3.
- Add remaining fat and garlic to now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Stir in half of greens and cook, covered, until greens are beginning to wilt, about 1 minute.
- Add remaining greens and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in bacon and 2 teaspoons vinegar.
- Season with salt and pepper and transfer to plate.
- 4.
- Add bourbon, brown sugar, and accumulated pork juices to now-empty skillet and cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Off heat, whisk in butter, mustard, and remaining vinegar.
- Pour sauce over pork.
- Serve with greens.
bacon, pork tenderloin, salt, garlic, swiss chard, cider vinegar, bourbon, brown sugar, unsalted butter, mustard
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tennessee-pork-with-greens-cooks-country-488183 (may not work)