Pork Cordon Blue                               
Posted by Tuddles  Thur 14 Jul 2005 5:47 am
 

Ingredients:
12 pork tenderloin slices, 1/2 inch thick or thin sliced center cut pork
chops with bone removed
6 slices Swiss cheese
6 slices smoked ham
flour
1 egg, well beaten
1 1/2 cups cracker crumbs
oil or shortening
 

Directions
Pound meat slices until very thin. Top six of the slices with a slice of cheese and smoked ham that has been rolled up and slightly smaller than the size of the pounded pork. Roll the ham and cheese into the pounded pork and top wit the remaining slices of pork to enclose the ham and cheese inside the pork. Press together. Dip meat carefully into flour on all sides, then into beaten egg on all sides. Dip into cracker crumbs, pressing firmly to make crumbs adhere. Fry in oil or shortening over medium - high heat and brown all sides of the meat. Reduce heat to low and add 2 Tablespoons of water to the oil, cover and simmer 45 minutes until tender. Remove cover the last two minutes to crisp rolls slightly.
Drain on absorbent paper.

Sauce:
1 to 2 cans (10 1/2 oz) Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup
1/3 to 2/3 cup heavy cream

In a saucepan combine soup and cream; heat until bubbly. Serve pork cordon blue topped with sauce.

SERVES 6