Fall recipes: Pork scallopini marsala to celebrate National pork month

October 14, 10:35 AMTampa Inspirational Cook ExaminerJoseph Granato

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You gotta' have some of this...dry will work better
for this recipe, though.Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Pork: the other white meat.  What a statement–what is the other white meat?  Frogs legs, many fish filets. Oh, that's right, chicken!  Well, since it is National Pork month, we will pay a little tribute to the pig.

Well, food sources are discovering that pork, nowadays, is actually healthier and a cleaner meat than chicken.  Pork is so clean these days, that certain cuts do not even have to be cooked all the way– you can actually have a temperature, but still try to cook it medium or more.

Pork is quite a versatile meat, too!  Many classic dishes that are made with veal, can be easily substituted with pork tenderloin, cut into thick medallions and then pounded out to a very thin scallopine.  At that point, you may actually have a hard time to tell the difference between pork and veal.  Once you have made your recipe like Pork Marsala, Pork Picatta, Pork parmesean–you may never eat veal again.

Sorry veal producers. 

• Check out these great pork recipes:
• Schweinsbraten recipe
• Pulled pork recipe
• Pork ribs

Today, let's do a classic Italian recipe, Marsala and let's use the pork tenderloin.  Serve with a nice pasta or some garlic mashed potatoes and you too, will soon be experiencing another... "MJM Mouthgasm"!~

Pork scallopine Marsala recipe

Ingredients:

• 1- pork tenderloin per 2 - 3 people
• MJM everyday seasoning
• Flour station (just one part)
• 1 - Pound of mushrooms ( Shitake, baby portobella's, button white, exotic mixture...) sliced
• Butter / olive oil mixture
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Marsala wine (dry, preferably)
• Chicken / beef stock mixture or veal stock
• Parsley - fresh or dried

Directions:

Take your pork, cut it into 1 - 2 inch thick medallions.  Between two sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap, using a meat mallet (the smooth side) pound you medallions into very thin scallopines.  Season with MJM everyday seasoning and dredge in the flour.  Set aside.

In a pre -heated fry or saute pan, heat your butter / olive oil mixture (this is a nice way to have both flavors and the oil keeps the butter from burning to fast).   Add your sliced mushrooms and season to taste.  Cook the mushrooms til almost tender. Remove from pan and reserve in a S.S. bowl.  In the same pan, without cleaning it, add more butter / olive oil, once heated take your flour coated pork scallopines and carefully add to the pan.  Cook until browned on one side and the flip over and finish cooking.  Set onto some paper towels to absorb any oils.  Once finished cooking, immediately add the Marsala and let simmer for a couple of moments.  It should be a little thick (the flour from the pork and the oils made a roux, in a sense, which will thicken the sauce just enough).   Whisk constantly, adding the chicken/beef stocks slowly, until you get the consistency that you want.  Add the mushrooms and let simmer for a few minutes and then add the pork and let simmer a few more minutes.  Remove the pork and plate it and add the parsley to the sauce.  Adjust the seasonings as necessary and then pour over your pork scallopines. 

Are your taste buds ready for a major explosion of flavors!  This is a great dish to share, too!  So invite over a friend or two, serve with a nice bottle of Merlot, Rioja or Barbera and you too, will soon be sailing off into the fall sunset.  Life is great, even with all of its challenges.  Yes folks, that is all they are... challenges.  You see, life is going to have its ups and downs.  It is the choices we make at the time of these challenges that will determine its outcome.  Remember... if it is to be, it is up to ME!  No one else, just me... so next time you are confronted with one of lifes challenges, first off, just sit back and let the initial moment pass.  Then once the dust settles, re-evaluate the circumstances and then move forward with your decision.  Sometimes, when we step away from the situation, we get a better picture of what is going on!

So until next time, treat each other and your self with kindness.  Be the person that you want to see in the world... be the change and most of all... BE HAPPY!  Peace 2 all of U!

Peace... it is not a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of all of those things and still be CALM IN YOUR HEART!