Ingredients
1 1/2 lb pork fillets, trimmed
1 oz butter
8 oz puff pastry
3 oz mushrooms, finely chopped
1 oz onion, finely chopped
1 beaten egg to glaze
SAUCE
1 shallot, finely chopped
3 oz butter
2 tbsp madeira wine
4 fl beef stock
TO GARNISH
1 parsley
Directions
Preheat Oven to 190C,375F,Gas 5. Cut pork into 12 long strips. Fry in
butter. Season. Roll out pastry, cut into 1 by 4 inch rectangles,
shape around each pork strip, and form a circle. Mix mushrooms and
onion. Fill the chimneys (insides of the circle.)
Brush pastry with egg, bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Fry shallot in 1
ounce butter, add madeira, reduce heat. Add stock, whisk in the rest
of the butter. Serve with chimneys. Garnish.
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Meat; Pork
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