Stir fry the mushrooms and the garlic for 5 minutes in half of the butter. Add the sherry and the stock and pepper and salt to taste, simmer for 5 minutes. Dissolve the corn starch in a little water, add it to the mushrooms and heat while stirring until the mixture thickens. In the meantime, fry the pork chops brown on both sides in the remaining butter. Distribute the sauce on top and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.

"Kotleta pokrestyansky" means pork chop with mushrooms.

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Stir fry the onion, chillies, ginger, coriander, garlic and cinnamon for a few minutes; grind this together with the lamb meat. Add the eggs and salt to taste. Make 12 balls out of this mixture and rol them through the breadcrumbs. Fry them a few minutes on all sides.

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