James Martin's pork escalopes with mushrooms and mash recipe
- 4 large estima potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
- 110 g (3.9oz) butter
- 175 ml (6.2fl oz) double cream
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 x 175-225g (6-8oz) escalopes of pork
- 2 shallots, peeled and sliced into fine rings
- 4 juniper berries, crushed
- 400 g (14.1oz) mixed mushrooms (such as oyster, buna shemeji and shitake), wiped clean
- 2 tbsp sherry
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 pinch salt and black pepper
- Place the potato quarters in a large saucepan, fill with water, add a pinch of salt and bring to the boil.
- Cook for 20 minutes or so until softened, then drain and return to the pan.
- Mash with half the butter and two-thirds of the cream, season with salt and pepper and keep warm in the pan.
- Meanwhile, set a frying pan over a high heat and add the oil and half the remaining butter.
- Season the pork well with salt and pepper and when the butter has melted, add the pork to the pan.
- Fry for 3-4 minutes on both sides, then remove from the pan and set aside.
- Set the pan back over the heat, add the remaining butter and, when it has melted, tip in the shallots, juniper berries and mushrooms.
- Saute together quickly, add the sherry and cook for 1-2 minutes to allow the alcohol to evaporate off.
- Alternatively, burn off the alcohol by carefully lighting it with a match.
- Add the garlic and the remaining cream, if you wish, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Spoon the mash on to each plate, place a pork escalope alongside, add the mushroom mixture and scatter over the parsley.
- Season with salt and pepper to serve.
potatoes, butter, cream, olive oil, pork, shallots, berries, mixed mushrooms, sherry, clove of garlic, flatleaf parsley, salt
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/15739/pork-escalopes-with-mushrooms-juniper-and-mash-recipe (may not work)