Tennessee Pork with Greens
(from Bethany’s recipe box)
Serves 4
Source: Cook's Country, February/March 2011
Categories: Meat
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, chopped fine
- 2 pork tenderloins (1 1/2 to 2 pounds total), cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- Salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 pounds Swiss chard, curly-leaf spinach, or beet greens, stemmed and chopped
- 4 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup bourbon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Directions
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Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towel–lined plate. Pour off fat, reserving 3 tablespoons.
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Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Cook pork in 2 tablespoons bacon fat over medium-high heat until well browned all over and meat registers 145 degrees, about 10 minutes. Transfer to platter and tent with foil.
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Add remaining fat and garlic to now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in half of greens and cook, covered, until greens are beginning to wilt, about 1 minute. Add remaining greens and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in bacon and 2 teaspoons vinegar. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to plate.
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Add bourbon, brown sugar, and accumulated pork juices to now-empty skillet and cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Off heat, whisk in butter, mustard, and remaining vinegar. Pour sauce over pork. Serve with greens.