Ziti with Pork and Escarole in Creamy Thyme Sauce

Name: Ziti with Pork and Escarole in Creamy Thyme Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 118 milliliters canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock; 3 Tbsps cooking oil; 2 teaspoons grainy or Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoons dried thyme; 946 milliliters 1/2 pound escarole, leaves cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips (about; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 454 grams pork tenderloin; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 shallot or 2 scallions including green tops, chopped; 227 grams ziti

Ziti with Pork and Escarole in Creamy Thyme Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 559 calories, 32g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, cooking oil, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cooking oil you could follow this main course with the Raw blueberry cheesecake with crumb topping as a dessert. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food.

Instructions

Cut the pork into 1/2-inch slices and flatten them with the heel of your hand.

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Sprinkle the pork with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. In a large frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over moderate heat. Cook the pork, in two batches if necessary, until just barely done, about 1 minute per side.

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Remove the pork from the pan, let it sit for 5 minutes, and then cut into thin strips.

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In the same pan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderate heat.

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Add the escarole, shallot, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring until the escarole wilts, about 1 minute.

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Add the broth and the thyme and simmer until the broth is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 3 minutes.

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Whisk in the mustard, cream, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring just to a simmer.

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Add the pork and any accumulated juices to the sauce, and remove from the heat.

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In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the ziti until just done, about 13 minutes.

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Drain and toss with the sauce.

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Wine Recommendation: A dry riesling from the Alsace region in France makes a perfect partner for pork and stands up well to the mustard here.

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Servings:

118milliliters

canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock 3Tbsps

cooking oil 2teaspoons

grainy or Dijon mustard 1teaspoons

dried thyme 946milliliters

1/2 pound escarole, leaves cut crosswise into 1/2-inch strips (about 1teaspoons

fresh-ground black pepper 118milliliters

heavy cream 454grams

pork tenderloin 1teaspoons

salt 1

shallot or 2 scallions including green tops, chopped 227grams

ziti

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Tenuta di Nozzole La Forra Chianti Classico Riserva. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 34 dollars per bottle.