Pork loins with mushroom sauce and beans

from “Cook with M&S Food”

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 2

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2x lean pork loins
  • 1x packet of brown mushrooms
  • 1x packet of green beans
  • 1x bag of shallots or onions
  • 150 ml of double cream
  • 1x jar of M&S mushroom & roasted garlic paste

Special Equipment

  • Large frying pan
  • Medium frying pan

Preparation

  • Vegetables
  • Wash mushrooms thoroughly and then cut them into thick slices
  • Peel the shallots, slice them in half (length-ways) and then cut them into 1 cm thick half moon slices
  • Cut ends off the green beans and then cut the beans in half

Cooking

  • Step 1 – Vegetables
  • Add 2 tbsp of oil to a large frying pan, sauté the mushrooms for 8-10 minutes on a medium/high heat, until golden and caramelised. Season to taste
  • Remover the mushrooms from pan and set to one side, cover to retain heat
  • Add another tbsp of oil to the pan and sauté the shallots for 6-7 minutes or until softened
  • Step 2 – Pork
  • Season the pork loins to taste on both sides
  • Using a separate frying pan, add 2 tsp of oil and cook the pork on medium heat, 4-5 minutes on each side
  • Step 3 – Combine
  • While the pork is cooking
  • Return the mushrooms to the large frying pan with the shallots
  • add 150 ml of double cream and 100 ml of water to the pan along with the green beans
  • Stir thoroughly and simmer for 5-6 minutes (or until beans are no longer crunchy), stirring regularly

Presentation

  • Use heated plates
  • Serve the pork loins surrounded by the creamy mushroom/shallots/bean mix

Nice and easy Friday night recipe!

Goes well with a nice bottle of red wine to start the week-end…