Weekend Menu Hacks: Pork with Mushrooms with Fruity Brown Rice

September 23, 2016

Photo Credit: Margot Foster

By Tracey Seaman

The weather outside notwithstanding, it is officially autumn and that means a new host of fall produce and ingredients that make the season quite possibly the most delicious of them all. That also signals our return to frenetic lives with school, a renewed focus at work and the holidays looming. So with this in mind, we whipped up a quick and easy dinner, Sautéed Pork with Mushrooms and Rosemary paired with Fruity Brown Rice. Thin cuts of pork are sautéed and served with vitamin B-rich creminis and iron and manganese packed fresh rosemary. The rice has just 5 ingredients, including the antioxidant and fiber-rich duo of dried fruit and walnuts (you can also use pecans, which are slightly higher in calories).

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Light Fall Menu of Pork and Rice

Pomegranate Party Cocktail

Sautéed Pork with Mushrooms and Rosemary

Fruity Brown Rice

Raw, Gluten- Free Chocolate Chip Cookie

Step 1: Rinse and drain the rice and cook for about 25 minutes. Add fruit and butter or coconut oil and let sit.

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 350F. Toast the nuts for 8 minutes, let cool, then chop.

Step 3: Pound the pork. Sauté the mushrooms for 6 minutes.

Step 4: Season the pork and sauté for about 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining pork.

Step 5: Cook shallot and make white-wine sauce.

Step 6: Add nuts to rice. Rewarm mushrooms with rosemary.

Step 7: Plate, serve, eat, love. #IEatClean

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Sautéed Pork with Mushrooms and Rosemary

SERVES

PREP TIME

15 min

COOK TIME

15 min

Ingredients

One piece trimmed boneless pork loin, 1½-pounds, cut evenly into 8 slices

Extra-virgin olive or avocado oil

10 ounces cremini mushrooms, thickly sliced

Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

¼ cup flour (gluten-free blend, if desired)

¼ cups finely chopped shallot

1/3 cup dry white wine

1½ cups chicken broth

2 tablespoons grass-fed butter

3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary

Directions

On a board and using a meat pounder, pound the pork slices to about 1/3 inch thick. Set aside.

In a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat, add 1½ tablespoons oil and the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally until nicely browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer mushrooms to a bowl. Return the skillet to the heat.

Season half of the pork with salt and pepper and dust on both sides with flour, shaking off any excess. Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pan and add 3 or 4 slices of pork to the skillet, without crowding. Cook about 2 minutes, until golden brown underneath; turn and cook 2 minutes more. Transfer pork to a plate and repeat with remaining pork in 1 or 2 more batches.

Add the shallot to the skillet, with a little more oil if needed; cook, stirring 1 to 2 minutes to soften. Pour in the wine and simmer until nearly dry. Add the broth and bring to a simmer. Return the pork to the pan, all at once with any accumulated juices, and cook 1 to 2 minutes, turning, to heat through.

Transfer pork to a platter, cover loosely with foil to keep warm, and return cooked mushrooms to the skillet with half of the rosemary. Simmer 1 minute, then stir in the butter. Season with salt and pepper, then spoon the sauce over the pork on the platter and sprinkle the remaining rosemary on top.