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Pork Loin in Brandy and Cream

Pork loin in brandy and cream is only half the joy this delicious recipe gives. Slow cooked pork loin in a mushroom and spinach brandy cream sauce. Yum!

Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine English, French
Keyword brandy cream sauce, mushroom, pork loin, spinach
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Slow-cooking 3 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients

For the Pork Loin Casserole

  • 2 boneless pork loin chops
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 8.5 fl oz chicken stock Metric 250 ml
  • 1 cup white wine Metric 175 ml
  • 1 tsp English mustard
  • 1 tsp French mustard
  • 0.5 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cup baby carrots Metric 20 grams
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 sprigs of thyme

For the brandy and cream sauce

  • 0.5 cup mushrooms, sliced Metric 100 grams
  • 1 cup baby spinach Metric 100 grams
  • 0.25 grams butter Metric 50 grams
  • 0.5 cup brandy Metric 85 ml
  • 1 cup double cream Metric 200 ml
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

Prepare and make the casserole

  1. Turn on the oven to heat up to 160C / 140C Fan / 280F

  2. First, gather all of the ingredients together for the casserole.

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  3. Finely chop the onion and roughly chop the carrot if baby carrots are unavailable. Season the pork loin chops.

  4. Next, heat the oil in the casserole dish and start to brown off the pork loin chops.

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  5. Pay special attention to the end with the fat and brown this off until crisp.

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  6. Once browned off remove the pork loin chops to the side and add the chopped onion to the pot over low-medium heat. Fry until soft. 

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  7. Now add the white wine and reduce by half.

  8. Once the wine has reduced add the mustard and stir in. Also, add the bay leaf and thyme. 

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  9. Now add the pork loin chops.

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  10. Finally, add the chicken stock and carrots. 

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  11. Bring this to a simmer and then place the lid on the pot and place the whole thing in the oven for around 3 hours. Check now and again to ensure the pot does not run dry and top up with chicken if needed.

Prepare and make the brandy and cream sauce

  1. First, gather all of the ingredients together and slice the mushrooms.

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  2. Once the pork casserole is ready, remove from the oven.

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  3. Using a skillet or frying pan heat 1 tbsp of oil and the butter. Add the mushrooms.

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  4. Brown the mushrooms off.

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  5. Now, add the brandy being careful when it flames. Reduce by half.

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  6. Add two ladles of the casserole stock. Allow this to reduce slightly.

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  7. Next, add the spinach and start to cook off.

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  8. Now add the cream and mix in.

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  9. Finally, add pork loin chops and carrots from the casserole.

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  10. Reduce the cream over low heat to a consistency you like. At the same time, the spinach will cook.

  11. And that's it. Serve with seasonal baby potatoes and enjoy. Pork loin in brandy and cream. Yum!

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