I don't really remember the recipe I found that inspired this dish, but it's become one of my favorites.
It starts off with a couple of boneless pork chops, season both sides with some freshly ground black pepper and sea salt, and a little Old Bay seasoning. Pan sear them on both side, but don't cook all the way through.
While that's cooking, mince some garlic, fresh basil and oregano (we've recently picked up a couple plants to grow in the dining room), chop up some mini tomatoes (these might be grape, can't remember for sure), and I minced some spinach.
After the pork chops have been seared, add the bacon and garlic, saute. Pour in some mead to de-glaze the pan (when life gives you 14 750ml bottles of mead, make a pork chop gnocchi dish, or 45ish). Throw in the chopped tomatoes, spinach and gnocchi. We were in a hurry to get Nolan fed, so i cut the seared pork chops into strips to cook a little faster. Top it off with some more mead, and a fair amount of apple cider.
Add a can of (drained) cannelloni beans and the chopped herbs. Sprinkle in some fennel seed, onion powder, and some italian breadcrumbs, Give it a good stir, drop the heat and cover.
Let it all simmer until the sauce thickens, and it ends up looking something like this:
I should probably add something here.