For those who cook...try my Pig Sushi

I'm not one to brag about the food I make, but I have to just take this opportunity to share with you something I made up tonight. Part of my "rent" is cooking once in a while at home and so I went to the store and grabbed some thin pork chops. I'll try to put it in recipe form for any of you that may want to try it! I don't really do recipes so this is an estimation of what I did...

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Feta Pork Rolls with a Balsamic Reduction
(AKA: Ande's Pig Sushi)
Serves: 4 / Prep time: 20 minutes / Cook time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
6 thinly sliced pork chops
7 slices of bacon
1/4 c. green pepper (sliced julienne)
1/2 c. sliced onions
1/2 c. carrots (sliced julienne)
1/4 c. celery (sliced julienne)
1 clove minced fresh garlic
1/2 apple, finely diced
1 c. fresh chopped baby spinach
1/3 c. feta cheese
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1/2 c. mozzarella cheese
1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 c. balsamic vinegar
1 T. honey
(Feel free to substitute any veggies to your liking, and if you prefer Gorgonzola or goat cheese which I hate you can use that instead of feta)

Instructions:
Pound the pork chops down till thin. Set aside. Finely dice one strip of bacon. Saute that bacon, peppers, onions, carrots, celery, in a pan on high heat with olive oil till brown or about 5 minutes. During the last minute of sauteing, add garlic and apple. In a mixing bowl, combine vegetable mixture, spinach, cheeses and olive oil. Stir for at least a minute till spinach starts to wilt and ingredients stick. Add olive oil as needed. Take about 1/3 cup, more or less, of the mixture and with your hands compress it into an oblong ball and put it onto a piece of pork. Tightly wrap the pork till ends meet. Take 1 piece of bacon and tightly wrap it around the pork roll. Continue with the other 5 pieces. Heat a pan with no oil till very hot. Drop the bacon wrapped pork rolls into pan. Sear on all 4 sides till bacon has browned. If you have a grill, cook the wraps on the grill for about 5 or 10 minutes or until cheese is pouring out of the ends- this makes it taste absolutely wonderful. If you don't have a grill, continue sauteing rolls in the pan until pork is done. Take away from heat, and briefly let cool. Put the vinegar and honey in a medium saucepan and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Stir it with a whisk every few minutes. On a cutting board, using tongs to hold the roll in place, take a sharp knife and slowly cut off the ends of the rolls only about 1/4". Then cut the roll down the middle. This will give you two identical rolls, probably about 1" high. (You can also cut the roll at a diagonal). When you cut the rolls you should be able to see the veggie and cheese mixture on the inside, and if you cut the veggies julienne style it will look similar to sushi in the middle. To serve, place 2-4 cut rolls on a plate, veggie side up so you can see the middle. Once the reduction is complete (it will be very thick), drizzle about a teaspoon or more over the top of the rolls. Serve hot.

It's quite good with some kind of roasted potatoes. If you love balsamic reductions like I do, you can make twice as much of the reduction and dip your potatoes in it. You can eat this with your hands like we did, or with a fork and knife. Enjoy!!