Ingredients

  • 40 center-cut pork chops, 3/4 to 1 inch thick
  • salt and pepper
  • 20 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 30 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 10 lbs white mushrooms, sliced
  • 10 small onions, chopped fine
  • 30 tablespoons all-purpose flour (or Wondra)
  • 20 cups demi-glace
  • 20 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
  • 10 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 cups whiskey

Method

  • Pat chops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking.
  • Cook chops until well browned and meat registers 145 degrees, about 5 minutes per side.
  • In now-empty skillet, cook butter, mushrooms, onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt, covered, until softened, about 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and stir to coat.
  • Slowly stir in Demi-glace, Whiskey, thyme and any accumulated pork juices and simmer until gravy has thickened, about 3 minutes.