Bacon & Mushroom Smothered Pork Chop - Maple Leaf Healthcare & Hospitality

Yield

25 servings

Portion Size

1 each (185 g/6.5 oz)

Ingredients

	Metric	Imperial
Bacon, low sodium, sliced	456 g	1 lb
Pork Chop boneless, raw, 85 g	25 each (2.125 kg)	25 each (4 lbs 11 oz)
Table salt	5 ml	1 tsp
Black pepper, ground	5 ml	1 tsp
Canola Oil	60 ml	4 Tbsp
Mushroom, fresh, sliced	750 ml	3 cups
Garlic, minced	20 g	0.7 oz
Thyme, dried	15 ml	3 Tbsp
Flour, all purpose	80 ml	1/3 cup
Chicken Broth, prepared, low sodium	500 ml	2 cups
Cream, 10% milkfat	375 ml	1 1/2 cup

The day before, thaw the boneless pork chops under refrigeration at <40'F/4'C.
Preheat the convection oven to 300'F/150'C.
Chop the Bacon into small pieces. Place the bacon pieces in a large skillet, and cook on medium heat until the bacon is cooked. Remove bacon using a slotted spoon from the pan and hold until later step. Save the bacon fat.
Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Grill pork chops on medium heat in bacon grease; grill 3 minutes on each side until nicely seared. Remove the pork chop and place in 2" deep insert pan(s).
In the same skillet, add oil. Add sliced mushrooms, minced garlic and sprinkle with thyme. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring until mushrooms soften and release juices. Sprinkle the flour all over the mushrooms and stir on medium heat.
Add the chicken broth and increase the heat to high to bring to a boil, stirring constantly. There should be a smooth slurry from the flour and the chicken broth. Add the cream and stir it in while boiling until the sauce is a smooth consistency. Remove from heat.
Place pork chops in baking pan(s) and sprinkle cooked bacon pieces over top. Evenly divide the mushroom sauce and pour equally over each pan. Cover with lid/foil and bake in the preheated oven for ~30 minutes. CCP-Cook to an internal temperature of 160'F/71'C held for at least 15 seconds.
Serve 2 oz/60 ml mushroom bacon sauce over the pork chop.

Serve with roasted potato wedges and buttered brussel sprouts or green vegetable (sides not included in the nutritional information).