Farm Style Pork with Chestnuts
By: Giangi Townsend
Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 4:28pm

Ingredients




15 ounces jar whole steamed chestnuts
2 pounds pork tenterloijn
salt
pepper
1 1/2 cup dry red wine
1 1/2 cup veal stock
4 onions cut in eights
1 carrot halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2 inch chunks
2 large garlic cloves crushed
2 leeks cut into 1/2 inch rounds

Preparation

1 Pat pork dry. Melt reserved fat in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. 2 Add pork and brown well on all sides. Sprinkle with salt and pepper 3 Add wine, stock (can substitute with sodium free chicken stock), onions, carrot and garlic and bring to simmer. Cover and cook 30 minutes, adjusting heat so cooking liquid is barely shaking. 4 Add chestnuts and leeks to port. Continue cooking until instant-reading thermometer inserted in pork registers 170F and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes; do not overcook. 5 Strain liquid into heavy medium saucepan. Boil liquid until reduced to thin sauce like consistency; degrease. 6 Return to vegetables. Slice pork and arrange around platter. Spoon vegetables and sauce into center and serve.

About

Being raised in Paris, one thing that I loved and  miss the most about winter, are roasting chestnuts on an open fire from street vendors. The smell awakens your senses and your want to have some. There is nothing more wonderful that to be holding this perfectly shaped cone of paper containing those preciously shaped brown morsels of love at each bite. You do not care how cold it is and that your gloves have to come off.
Farm-Style Pork with Chestnuts is one of the recipes that always graces our table in the winter months. Chestnuts, pork tenderloin and wine all cooked together to gives us this delicious dish. Served alongside mashed potatoes and we are all in food heaven.