Pork Chops Shenandoah with Apple Walnut Stuffing and Apple Pippin Butter Sauce
From luvthewho 17 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is a dish that was featured in Restaurant Digest when my Husband was Chef of the Month. He lived in Virginia and of course used lots of regional cuisine to prepare dishes. The Pippin Apple is found in the foothills of Virginia. Read more If you can not find this apple any tart apple will do. See less
Ingredients
- Stuffing shopping list
- 1 oz. butter shopping list
- 2 Tbs. shallots shopping list
- 2 Tbs. brown sugar shopping list
- 1 1/2 Cup Pippin apples (or Granny Smith) shopping list
- 1/4 Cup walnuts shopping list
- 1/4 Cup brandy shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon shopping list
- 1/8 Cup breadcrumbs shopping list
- Pork Chops: shopping list
- 6 pork chops with Pocket (6-8 oz. each) shopping list
- 2 oz. butter shopping list
- salt & pepper shopping list
- butter Sauce: shopping list
- 1 oz. butter shopping list
- 1 Tbs. shallots shopping list
- 4 oz. apple Schnapps shopping list
- 1/2 Cup cider vinegar shopping list
- 2 Cups apple Pippin cider (or regular cider) shopping list
- 4 cloves shopping list
- 6 Tbs. Whole butter, softened shopping list
How to make it
- In a saute' pan heat butter. Saute' shallots, brown sugar, apples, and walnuts. Add brandy and simmer until apples are tender, seasoning with cinnamon and nutmeg. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs until stuffing seperates completely from sides of pan. Cool immediately.
- Stuff each pork chop with approx. 2 oz. of stuffing. Skewer seam with a toothpick. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
- In a skillet, heat butter and sear pork chops until golden brown on both sides. Place in a preheated oven at 300 degrees and bake approx. 12-15 minutes.
- In a saucepan heat butter and shallots. Deglaze pan with apple schnapps and cider vinegar. Reduce by half. add cider and cloves Reduce by one third. STrain SAuce and quickly whisk in softened whole butter.
- Remove pork chops top with Butter sauce. Serve
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
Not your average Pork-with-apples-and-brandy kind of recipe! TONS of flavours going on -- creamy & buttery, with texture from the walnuts...WOW! I see "chef of the Month'....and then some! Thank you, LuvTheWho :)
kukla
in Barrie, Ontario loved it
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wow this sounds amazing and walnuts are a good thing to include in your diet , they are brain food. what a great way to add them, 5 forks
greenbear
in Las Vegas loved it
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I really want to make this one and I don't want to make any substitutions on anything!
I have never seen Apple Schnapps before. I don't drink but this is worth it to get the desired flavor here.
If I can't find a Pippin apple, which other ...more
pollymotzko
in Garden Grove loved it
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