BACON PORK CHOP RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160°C.
• Rinse the pork, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a roasting pan and sear the pork on all sides. Remove and put aside.
• Lay the bacon slices side by side the length of the pork. Place the pork on bacon and roll. Lay pork in the roasting pan with the bacon ends tucked underneath and roast in the oven for about 30 minutes. Remove, let cool and cut into slices. To serve, place on a plate and sprinkle with the caraway seeds.

Steps:

• 1. Peel and finely chop the onions and carrots, trim and finely chop the celery, and peel and finely slice the garlic. Finely chop the bacon.
  2. Heat a lug of olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat, add the bacon and fry slowly until the bacon starts to release all its tasty fat and goes crispy, then crumble in the dried chilli, and add the dried thyme, onion, carrot, celery and garlic.
  3. Cook gently with the lid on for about 15 minutes, or until all the vegetables are soft, then add the lentils and 1 litre water or vegetable stock.
  4. Bring to the boil and simmer until the lentils are soft (check the packet instructions as different types of lentils vary in cooking time. If you’re mixing your lentils, cook for the longest amount of time to make sure they are all cooked properly).
  5. Drain, then tip in the cannellini beans and, if the soup’s a little thick, add a splash more water. Bring back to the boil and simmer for another 10 minutes, then taste and season with sea salt and black pepper.
  6. Meanwhile, pick and finely chop the parsley.
  7. Ladle into bowls and finish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and the chopped parsley. Serve with hunks of bread for dunking.