Pork Loin With Morel Stuffing Food

PORK LOIN WITH MOREL STUFFING

Steps:

• In a small bowl soak morels in boiling water for 30 minutes and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Pour soaking liquid through a sieve lined with a dampened coffee filter or paper towel into a small saucepan and simmer until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes. Add one third morels and reserve. Finely chop remaining morels. Morels may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a large skillet heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté shallot and garlic until softened. Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in chopped morels, bread crumbs, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Stuffing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring stuffing to room temperature before proceeding.
• To make a hole for stuffing that runs through center of pork loin, pat loin dry and, beginning in the middle of one end, with a long, thin, sharp knife make a lengthwise incision toward center of loin. Repeat procedure from opposite end of loin (to complete hole running through middle). With handle of wooden spoon or your fingers open up incision to create a 1 1/2-inch wide opening. Working from both ends of loin, pack stuffing into opening, pushing towards center. Season outside of loin with salt and pepper.
• In skillet heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil over high heat until hot and just about smoking, and brown loin on all sides, about 1 1/2 minutes total. Transfer loin to a flameproof roasting pan and roast in middle of oven for about 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted in center of meat (but to the side of the stuffing) registers 160°F. Transfer loin to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes.
• While loin is standing, on top of stove add lime juice to roasting pan and deglaze over moderate heat, scraping up brown bits. Add stock or demiglace and reserved morel liquid with morels and simmer sauce, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• Slice pork loin and serve with sauce.

STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• For the Stuffing:.
• In a medium sized bowl take the cream cheese, the shrimp, the jalapeno peppers, the green onions, and approximately ¼ cup of BBQ Rub and mix together. Set aside.
• Take a sharp knife and hollow out a hole thru the center of the pork loin approx 1-½ inches to 2 inches in diameter. Save the portion of the loin that you cut out. Take the stuffing mix and fill the hollow hole you created in the pork loin. Take a part of the loin (approximately 1 inches thick) that you cut out of the center of the loin and replace it on the two ends of the stuffed loin. Use tooth pics to hold the pieces of loin in place. Now simply use the Simple 1-2-3 method of applying Worcestershire sauce and then the remaining ½ cup of a BBQ Rub over the entire pork loin and place on your smoker or oven. Cook at approximately 200 to 225 degrees for 2 ½ to 3 hours till you get an internal temperature of 160 degrees. After about an hour on the smoker I usually form a boat with some aluminum foil and place the loin inside the boat. You can use an aluminum pan if you wish. The reason for the foil or the aluminum pan is as the center of the loin heats up the stuffing will begin to ooze out of the ends of the loin and this makes clean up a lot easier.
• Let the loin rest for about ½ hour then slice. It is a bit gooey but it is sooooo good.
• By the way you can make just the stuffing mix and use it as a dip. It is great by itself.

PORK CHOPS WITH MOREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine cooking oil and thyme in small dish; set aside.
• Soak mushrooms in 1 cup warm water 30-60 minutes.
• Dust chops with seasoned flour; pat off excess.
• Heat large ovenproof skillet on medium-high. Add just enough olive oil to coat bottom of pan and heat until oil faintly smokes.
• Carefully place chops in pan. Turn when carmelized (edges turn paper-bag brown about 1/4 of the way up the sides), 3-5 minutes.
• Top each chop with 1/4 Tbsp butter; drizzle with the thyme seasoned cooking oil (basting oil).
• Place skillet with chops in oven and bake 15-20 minutes, until thermometer inserted into thickest part of chops reads 145 degrees.
• Meanwhile, manually squeeze water from mushrooms (save liquid). Slice mushrooms in half lengthwise.
• Heat 1 tsp butter in medium skillet on medium-high. Stir in shallots and mushroom. Add wine and reserved mushroom liquid; simmer until almost dry, 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in demi-glace and Quark; heat to simmering.
• Add remaining 1 tsp butter.
• Remove skillet from oven; let chops rest 5 minutes to reach 150 degrees.
• Serve sauce over chops.