3070. BACON CHOPS with GOOSEBERRY SAUCE

serves four


1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon mustard powder pepper
4 bacon chops, each weighing 6 oz.
1/2 oz. butter
1 large onion, skinned and chopped
1/4 pint vegetable stock
4 oz. gooseberries, topped and tailed

Mix together the brown sugar, mustard and pepper and rub into both sides of the bacon chops. Melt the butter in a large frying pan or flameproof casserole. Cook the onion for 2 minutes, then add the bacon chops, half the stock and the gooseberries. Simmer gently for 15 minutes. Remove chops. Puree onions and gooseberries in blender or food processor until smooth. Return the chops and puree to the pan with the remaining stock. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, until the chops are tender and cooked through.


bacon recipe courtesy of: All British Food.com