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Fillet of Pork

Preparation Time : 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

500 g pork fillet

350 g white button mushrooms

1 onion

125 g butter

2 tbs lemon juice

1 tbs flour

250 ml white wine (1 cup)

400 ml beef stock (just over 1 and 1/2 cups)

500 ml cream (2 cups)

2 tbs finely chopped chives

4 tbs cognac

salt and pepper

200 g small carrots

Cut the mushrooms into quarters, dice the onion, and cut the pork fillet into 2.5 cm pieces.
Fry the mushrooms and onion in a pan with half the butter.
Add lemon juice and flour.
Deglaze with white wine and stock and reduce.
Add the cream. Flavour with chives, cognac, salt and pepper.
Cook the carrots.
Dress the pork with salt and pepper and fry in another pan with the remaining butter for 3 min. on each side.