Spinach Apple Raisin Stuffed Double Pork Chops
From victoriaregina 14 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 2
These were BIG luscious double pork chops on sale. I made a creamy brown pork pan gravy to go with and a plum tomato and red onion salad with oil and oregano. Serves 2 hungry people or 4 moderate eaters.
Ingredients
- 2 double pork chops shopping list
- 1 1/2 cup home-made bread crumbs (if you have) shopping list
- fresh baby spinach (courtesy or Shine)washed and de-ribbed slightly shopping list
- 2 cloves of garlic shopping list
- pinenuts shopping list
- 1 apple (peeled and chopped small-lice a dice) shopping list
- 1/4 cup white raisins (optional, but juicy) shopping list
- chicken broth shopping list
- sprinke of ground chili pepper shopping list
- fresh basil leaves shopping list
- butter and oil for frying shopping list
- onion juice from a grated onion shopping list
How to make it
- PREPARE THE INGREDIENTS
- gently rinse chops and holding from the bone side use a filet knife to make a deep pocket to the bone
- rub with Lucini Olive Oil and set aside
- Heat a frying pan and toast pine nuts for a few minute and remove to a large bowl
- Melt butter in pan and a sppoon of olive oil
- Add 10 fresh bay leaves and fry until slightly crisp-remove to bowl
- Add mashed or cut very small garlic cloves
- add your washed de-ribbed (only takes a bit) spinach and quickly saute
- remove to bowl
- small amount of broth and saute apples and raisins quickly with onion juice
- remove to bowl
- Fold all stuffing ingredients gently together. add chili pepper and kosher salt as desired
- Make sure pockets in chops are deep
- Carefully stuff each chop until it looks like the picture
- Cook on low heat in the same pan , covered to your desired doneness
- You will need 2 spatulas to turn
- Remove cover and let the one side brown for 2 minutes
- medium heat after you turn until slightly browned.
- Make a quick pan gravy adding flour broth and cream if desired
- Let's eat!
The Rating
Reviewed by 10 people-
Wow, wow, wow, these look and sound fantastic. Great post and a very high 5.
chefmeow
in Garland loved it
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Did you say you're making these tomorrow night? I have an opening tomorrow night... *is that too obvious a hint?
I hope you don't mind if I substitute baby spinach... call me lazy ;-)
excellent post! You have my five.
shine
in Rainier loved it
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This looks and sounds really yummy! Love the stuffing here!
juels
in Clayton loved it
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