BBC Food - Recipes - Beer-marinated rack of pork with Swiss-chard gratin

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Beer-marinated rack of pork with Swiss-chard gratin
Ingredients: 2 tbsp sea salt flakes; 2 tbsp dark brown sugar; 1 tsp black pepper corns; 4 garlic cloves, lightly crushed; 2 bay leaves; 2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds , 1 tbsp soaked in cold water overnight; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 4 sprigs fresh flatleaf parsley; 500ml/18fl oz beer , preferably a good-quality ale; 1 x 1-1.2kg/2lb 4oz-2lb 10oz six-rib pork loin rack, French-trimmed (ask your butcher to do this for you); 75g/2½oz unsalted butter; 100g/3½oz brioche , roughly torn; 1 tsp English mustard powder; 1 tbsp brown mustard seeds , soaked in water overnight; 700g/1lb 9oz Swiss chard , trimmed, chopped into 2cm/¾in slices; 2 large potatoes , peeled and cut into 1.5cm/½in pieces; 1 onion , sliced; 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter; 50g/1¾oz plain flour; 400ml/14fl oz full-fat milk; 200ml/7fl oz chicken stock; 100g/3½oz Gruyère , grated; salt; freshly ground black pepper

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This easy, lip-smacking dish needs to be prepared well ahead, but requires very little attention - just sit back and let the oven work it's magic.

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Ingredients

2 tbsp sea salt flakes
2 tbsp dark brown sugar
1 tsp black pepper corns
4 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds , 1 tbsp soaked in cold water overnight
4 sprigs fresh thyme
4 sprigs fresh flatleaf parsley
500ml/18fl oz beer , preferably a good-quality ale
1 x 1-1.2kg/2lb 4oz-2lb 10oz six-rib pork loin rack, French-trimmed (ask your butcher to do this for you)
75g/2½oz unsalted butter
100g/3½oz brioche , roughly torn
1 tsp English mustard powder
1 tbsp brown mustard seeds , soaked in water overnight
700g/1lb 9oz Swiss chard , trimmed, chopped into 2cm/¾in slices
2 large potatoes , peeled and cut into 1.5cm/½in pieces
1 onion , sliced
50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
50g/1¾oz plain flour
400ml/14fl oz full-fat milk
200ml/7fl oz chicken stock
100g/3½oz Gruyère , grated
salt
freshly ground black pepper